Android Tutorials - Herong's Tutorial Examples - v3.05, by Herong Yang
Archived: Downloading and Installing Android SDK R17
This section provides a tutorial example on how to download and install Android SDK (Software Development Kit) Revision 17 on Windows systems.
This tutorial was based on Android SDK R17 with Android 4.0.3 and left here as a reference.
If you want to develop applications for Android systems, you need to start with the following two steps to create an Android development environment on your Windows system:
- Download and install Android SDK starter package.
- Download and install libraries and tools to help you build applications for specific Android platforms.
Here is what I did to download and install the Android SDK Revision 17 starter package:
1. Go to the Android SDK download page at http://developer.android.com/sdk/.
2. Click "android-sdk_r17-windows.zip" in the Windows section. The browser will start the download process.
3. Save the downloaded file to C:\download\android-sdk_r17-windows.zip. The file size should be 37,417,953 bytes.
4. Unzip the downloaded file to C:\local\android-sdk-windows.
5. Double-click on "C:\local\android-sdk-windows\SDK Manager.exe". The "Android SDK Manager" windows will show up:
Cool. Android SDK Revision 17 starter package is installed now. Read next tutorials to learn how to install Android platform emulator.
Table of Contents
Installing JDK 1.8 on Windows System
Installation of Android SDK R24 and Emulator
Installing Apache Ant 1.9 on Windows System
Developing First Android Application - HelloAndroid
Android Application Package (APK) Files
Android Debug Bridge (adb) Tool
AboutAndroid - Application to Retrieve System Information
android.app.Activity Class and Activity Lifecycle
View Objects and Layout Resource Files
Using "adb logcat" Command for Debugging
Build Process and Package File Content
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 Mini Tablet
USB Debugging Applications on Samsung Tablet
USB Debugging Applications on LG-V905R Tablet
USB Debugging Applications on LG-P925g Phone
Archived: Downloading and Installing JDK 1.7
►Archived: Downloading and Installing Android SDK R17
Archived: Running Android SDK Manager
Archived: Installing Android Platform 4.0.3 and Libraries
Archived: Verifying Android Platform Installation
Archived: Creating Android Virtual Device (AVD)
Archived: Launching Android Emulator in AVD Manager
Archived: Android Emulator Built-in Applications
Archived: Android Emulator Built-in Web Browser
Archived: Downloading and Installing Apache Ant 1.8
Archived: "HelloAndroid" - First Android Project
Archived: Building the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Installing the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Running the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Rebuild the Debug Binary Package
Archived: Redefine Text in Resource Files
Archived: Installing Android PDF Viewer APK File
Archived: Copy PDF File to Android Emulator's File System
Archived: Installing Adobe Reader APK File
Archived: "adb shell" - Remote Shell Interface