1 page.title=Android SDK 2 sdk.redirect=0 3 4 sdk.win_download=android-sdk_r06-windows.zip 5 sdk.win_bytes=23293160 6 sdk.win_checksum=7c7fcec3c6b5c7c3df6ae654b27effb5 7 8 sdk.mac_download=android-sdk_r06-mac_86.zip 9 sdk.mac_bytes=19108077 10 sdk.mac_checksum=c92abf66a82c7a3f2b8493ebe025dd22 11 12 sdk.linux_download=android-sdk_r06-linux_86.tgz 13 sdk.linux_bytes=16971139 14 sdk.linux_checksum=848371e4bf068dbb582b709f4e56d903 15 16 @jd:body 17 18 19 <h2 id="quickstart">Quick Start</h2> 20 21 <p>The steps below provide an overview of how to get started with the Android 22 SDK. For detailed instructions, start with the <a 23 href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html">Installing the SDK</a> guide. </p> 24 25 <p><strong>1. Prepare your development computer</strong></p> 26 27 <p>Read the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/requirements.html">System Requirements</a> 28 document and make sure that your development computer meets the hardware and 29 software requirements for the Android SDK. Install any additional software 30 needed before downloading the Android SDK. In particular, you may need to 31 install the <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp">JDK</a> 32 (version 5 or 6 required) and <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/">Eclipse</a> 33 (version 3.4 or 3.5, needed only if you want develop using the ADT Plugin). 34 35 <p><strong>2. Download and install the SDK starter package</strong></p> 36 37 <p>Select a starter package from the table at the top of this page and download 38 it to your development computer. To install the SDK, simply unpack the starter 39 package to a safe location and then add the location to your PATH. </p> 40 41 <p><strong>3. Install the ADT Plugin for Eclipse</strong></p> 42 43 <p>If you are developing in Eclipse, set up a remote update site at 44 <code>https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/</code>. Install the Android 45 Development Tools (ADT) Plugin, restart Eclipse, and set the "Android" 46 preferences in Eclipse to point to the SDK install location. For detailed 47 instructions, see <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin 48 for Eclipse</a>.</p> 49 50 <p><strong>4. Add Android platforms and other components to your SDK</strong></p> 51 52 <p>Use the Android SDK and AVD Manager, included in the SDK starter package, to 53 add one or more Android platforms (for example, Android 1.6 or Android 2.0) and 54 other components to your SDK. If you aren't sure what to add, see <a 55 href="installing.html#which">Which components do I need?</a></p> 56 57 <p>To launch the Android SDK and AVD Manager on Windows, execute <code>SDK 58 Setup.exe</code>, at the root of the SDK directory. On Mac OS X or Linux, 59 execute the <code>android</code> tool in the <code><sdk>/tools/</code> 60 folder. For detailed instructions, see <a 61 href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Adding SDK Components</a>.</p> 62 63 <p><strong>Done!</strong></p> 64 65 <p>If you are new to Android, you can use the <a 66 href="{@docRoot}resources/tutorials/hello-world.html">Hello World</a> tutorial to 67 get started quickly. <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html#NextSteps">Next 68 Steps</a> offers other suggestions of how to begin.</p> 69 70 <p>For a more detailed guide to installing and setting up the SDK, read <a 71 href="installing.html">Installing the SDK</a>.</p> 72
