ANDROID SDK - ANDROID DEVELOPMENT TOOLS
Android SDK is an open source software development toolkit include a debugger, libraries, device emulator (based on QEMU), source code examples and tutorials.
Current development platform is Android support including x86 architecture - a computer running Linux (any installed desktop Linux), Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher, Windows XP or Vista, of course Windows 7. These components require Java Development Kit also includes, Apache Ant, and Python 2.2 or higher. IDE is Eclipse officially supported (3.2 or later) using the Android Development Tools (ADT) plugin, although developers can use any text editor to edit Java and XML files after which use Command Line tool to create, build and debug Android applications.
Android SDK provides you a library API and the necessary tools for programmers programming, testing and correction of applications of Android .
If you are a programmer Android crisp, we encourage you to download ADT Bundle to quickly begin application development. It includes tools Android SDK needed and a version of the Eclipse IDE with development tools Android available, ADT , to streamline application development program Android yours.
Download simple, ADT Bundle contains everything you need to start developing applications:
- Eclipse + ADT plugin
- These tools Android SDK
- These tools platform Android
- The latest system of Android
- Photos latest system of Android used to simulate
A new development environment of Android called Android Studio . Based on IntelliIdea , Android Studio is currently available as an early access browser .
More information about the Android SDK
If you prefer to use a different version is the Eclipse or IDE , but instead you can have much more customized approach to install Android SDK . See the following guidelines:
Android SDK has the tools, sample source code and the documentation you need to create great apps. Here is a brief description of the steps you need to take to install the Android SDK:
- Set up your computer for programming and ensures your computer to achieve system requirements
- Install the package SDK starter
- Installing ADT plugin for Eclipse (if you are programming in eclipse)
- More platforms Android and other parts for your SDK
- Explore the contents of the Android SDK
Programming environment supports:
- Eclipse IDE:
- Eclipse 3.4 (Ganymede) or higher
- Eclipse JDT plugin (included in most data packets Eclipse IDE )
If you need to install or update Eclipse, you can download
Some kind of package Eclipse is available for each platform. For applications developed Android , we suggest that you install one of the following packages:
- Eclipse IDE for Java developers
- Eclipse Classic (version 3.5.1 or higher)
- Eclipse IDE for Java EE programmers
- JDK 5 or jdk6 (only not suitable JDE)
- Android Development Tools plugin (hint)
- Not compatible with Gnu Compiler for Java (GCJ)
Using the IDE available
If you already have an IDE, you want to use for the development of Android applications, install a new SDK requires that you have downloaded the SDK Tools, then select Package Android SDK compatible to installation (eg as platform and system image ofAndroid ). If you are using a version of Eclipse are, you can add it ADT plugin.
System Requirements
Operating system
- Windows XP (32-bit), Vista (32 or 64 bit), or Windows 7 (32 or 64 bit)
- Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later (x86 only)
- Linux (tested on Ubuntu is Linux, Lucid Lynx)
- GNU C Library (glibc) 2.7 or higher
- On Ubuntu Linux, for version 8.04 or higher
- 64-bit distributions must be capable of running 32-bit applications
Eclipse IDE
- Eclipse 3.6.2 (Helios) or higher
- Note: Eclipse 3.5 (Galileo) no longer supported with the latest version of ADT
- Eclipse JDT plugin (included in most Eclipse package UDE)
- JDK 6 (only JDK is not compatible)
- Plugin development tools android
- Not compatible with the GNU Compiler for Java (GCJ)
These development environments other
- Jdk6 (JDE own does not fit)
- Apache Ant 1.8 or higher
- Not compatible with Gnu interpreter for Java (GCJ)