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Diving Into Android Development Tonight
I have downloaded Andorid SDK bundle, ADT Plugin, and Java. This is a new laptop and I forgot to install java after I got it. I will outline my steps here and offer any tips or tricks I find along the way. I have experience writing in Java, so this will assume you do also. Wish me luck.
- Download the Android SDK.
- Install the ADT plugin for Eclipse (if you’ll use the Eclipse IDE).
- Download the latest SDK tools and platforms using the SDK Manager.
- Install Java... If you have not already... *cough* :)
Follow the steps here: Creating an Android application
The link above is what I followed for creating my first project. Pretty straight forward. Only thing I did different was name my project Sandbox.
To get this to run on an older LG android phone I had to download it's OEM USB drivers. Then use an android command "adb devices" in the SDK's Platform-tools folder. To see if my device was properly connect. This page helped "Using Hardware Devices"
Next I had got the app to run on my Nexus 7. I had to use windows device manager to point the driver update at the files I downloaded from ASUS. Just another FYI.
I did the next page and got the app to open and send an INTENT into another Activity. Well I am to the screen now. I just need a great app idea now. I have my developer environment set up. Follow the rest of the my first app guide if you need. It is a great starting point. I just needed to figure out how to launch my apps on devices. Super excited to get going with Android development.
