Setting Up a PC for Android Development
Overview
¶
This article outlines how to setup a Windows PC with everything you need to develop applications for Android.
Procedure
¶
1. Follow the instructions on
this page
to download and install the Android ADT bundle. This will install Eclispse on your machine
2. Within Eclipse, navigate to
Window
menu >
Android SDK Manager
.
3. Within
Android SDK Manager
window, select (place checkmarks next to) the following. (Depending on your Internet connection speed, this can take an hour or two.)
Tools
Every version of Android 4.0 or greater
Installing Subclipse
¶
To install Subclipse, a Subversion client for Eclipse, execute the following procedure within Eclipse.
1. Navigate to
Window
menu >
Preferences
>
Install/Update
>
Available Software Sites
2. Add
"http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.8.x"
(assuming you have Subversion 1.8 installed)
3. Click the
Reload
button, then
OK
.
4. Navigate to
Help
menu >
Install New Software
5. In the
Install
dialog, specify
Work with
=
"http://subclipse.tigris.org/update_1.8.x"
(The same as you specified above.)
6. Select every checkbox, then keep clicking
Next
/
Finish
to complete the wizard.