Getting Ready for Android Development

Getting Ready for android development

1.    Install the android sdk. I put up a small set of instructions here. You must have installed a Java Development (JDK 1.5 or higher) enviroment before you install the android SDK

2.   Get a terminal window (Terminal.app if you’re on a Mac, xterm or gnome-terminal on Linux and cmd on Windows)

3.   Fire up the android SDK manager by typing android

4.   Check your internet connection, you will need it to download the SDK tools and APIs

5.   Select the API levels and the tools that you want to download. IF you want develop against android Gingerbread, you will select at a minimum the following a) SDK tools b) platform-tools 3) Android 2.3.3

6.   Create an AVD (Android Virtual Device). You will need this to deploy and test your android applications. A better idea is to actually buy a (cheap) android physical device. The AVD is excruciatingly and painfully slow

7.   You can develop using Eclipse, in which case you need to download the Eclipse ADT. If you will use the CLI (command line) then you are already set.

Next steps is to either get a book on android dev or follow the examples on developer.android.com/training or maybe attend an android workshop or all of the above.

Android Workshop Manila

Happy Coding. :)