To develop android application you need an editor, android SDK, and ADT plugin for eclipse.
You will find it from
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| Eclipse the editor | |
| Android SDK | |
| ADT plugin for eclipse |
Download all this stuff from the internet and just do what I said.
Step 1: Installing an editor Eclipse
When you download eclipse helios it comes in a zipped format. Just extract it in the c:\program files. And then go to the eclipse folder find eclipse.exe and send it to desktop. It will create a shortcut(The silly thing.)
Step 2: Installing new software
Now start an eclipse from the desktop. Then you find a complete editor. Now go to the help from the menu bar of the eclipse. In the help you will find a “install new software”, Click on that.
Step 3: ADT installation
Now in the window of the install new software you see the add button like the image .
Click on that you find a new window in that window click on local and it will ask you for a path. Give the path of the ADT plugin and click ok.
Now click on the name of the software you find on the window (The Check box), and click next. Now it will take some time to complete. After it complete the installation click finish.
Step 4: Setting preferences
Now on the eclipse menu bar go to the window->preferences. In the preferences windows you can see the following window
Click on android and you can see the android preferences.
Step 5: setting the path of the Android SDK
Now extract the android SDK to direct c drive then in the android preferences window set the path like that.
And click ok.
Step 6: Starting a AVD manager
Now when you open the windows you can see the “Android SDK and AVD manager”. Click on that, then you can see the window like that.
Click on new and new window opened.
In that window you set the simulator of your android phone.
Name: you can give a name of the simulator.
Target: in that you can set on which type of device you are targeting the application, like on various version of android 1.5 to 3.3,
Size: you can give the maximum size of your application.
Skin: it will set you skin; if you are using a laptop or PC with a single screen the best option is choose HVGA.
No need to set properties. And click ok.
Now on that window click on your AVD and then start it will start you’re AVD, click launch and you can see the screen like
That is your android installation,
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