Android installation
The procedure for installing the Google Android SDK is well documented elsewhere. This is a summary of clean installation of a Windows system.
- Download and install the Android SDK
- Unzip the SDK to a suitable directory on your PC. I used \Program Files\Google\Google Android
- Download and install Eclipse (Eclipse IDE for Java Developers - Windows)
- Unzip the filest to a suitable directory. I used \Program Files\Eclipse. Create a desktop shortcut to eclipse.exe
- Download and install Sun's JDK
- I used JDK 6 Update 4, with the Windows Online Installation, all default options
- Download and install the Android Development Tools plugin following Google's instructions.
- After restart, update your Eclipse preferences to point to the SDK directory
Developing Android Applications on Eclipse: follow Google's instructions to create an Android project and set up a launch configuration.