Eclipse Part 2

Here is the next part of my Eclipse set up.

As you may recall from the first part, you needed to download the SDK from the Andriod development website.

The Zip file is the best option for Windows

When selecting the software for Windows, its best to select the ZIP file instead of the recommended EXE file as this has the SDK manager which will help to download the packages.

Once it's downloaded, unzip and in the folder select the SDK manager (looks like the green Android)

You will then be asked which packages you want to download, the ones you choose will depend on which Android OS you are going to make apps for as well as the parts of the system you want to use e.g. Google Maps. 

Accept the licence before downloading

Accept the licence and the manager will download the packages (this could take a while depending on the ones you select)

Then select the virtual devices option and click new.

You will then see the screen to add a virtual device, here you can allocate the amount of SD capacity, the hardware it will need to emulate and the OS it will run. 

Now go back to Eclipse and select Help>Install new software. 

You will then need to copy and paste the URL form the Android developer website.

Paste the URL in the Work With box, click Add and name the repository.

Lastly, go to Window>Preferences and click on the Android option on the side.

Then in the SDK Location, browse to the SDK software folder you downloaded earlier.

This will add the packages to Eclipse.

And your done, I will be adding more once I've had a play around and set up a few test apps. I hope this helps, please leave comments.


See you soon,

INE