Setting up Android in Windows

I’m in a dilemma, which phone to choose iPhone or Nexus One. I’m still confused, but I’m sure “Nexus One” is going to be everywhere. iphone will be forced to submit their Legendary status very soon, to give way for Android mobiles. So I decided to setup android and start developing apps for it.

Setting up android development environment is quite easy. Follow these simple steps to setup your ADE (Android Development Environment).
1. Click here to download the Android SDK.
2. Extract the zip file to [C: Drive]. Now you have your SDK in the path “C:\ android-sdk-windows”
3. Before running the setup file, make sure you have the latest JRE (Java Runtime Environment). Download from here. Select the fist installer under Windows category. Follow the installation wizard and complete the JRE setup.
4. Press [WINDOW KEY]+[R]. Then type in “cmd”.
5. TYPE the following commands
  1. CD\ [HIT ENTER]
  2. CD C:\ android-sdk-windows [HIT ENTER]
  3. CD tools [HIT ENTER]
  4. android.bat [HIT ENTER]
6. This will start the android AVD Manager. Go to Settings and select the checkbox “Force https://… sources to be fetched using…“
7. Click “Save and Apply”.
8. Exit the Command Prompt
9. Open “C:\ android-sdk-windows” and run “SDK Setup.exe”
10. Select the “Apply All” and Click “Install Selected”.
The set up process will take quite long depending upon your Internet speed. Read about integrating Eclipse and Android. “Please post your valuable comments to help me improve my blog.”
January 25th, 2010 | Anas | 1 Comment | Tags: android, Development, Google, Projects, SDK