Setting up Android Development platform – Eclipse

Here is in brief the steps required to set up the Android development environment

1. Download – Eclipse Helios version – Choose 32bit or 64bit from the right side based on ur system configuration – I used 32 bit.

    Link:   Download Here

2. Download: JDK – Java SE Development Kit 6u24

     Link:   Download Here

3. First Install JDK (downloaded in Step2).

4. Unzip Eclipse (downloaded in step1) and Launch ‘eclipse.exe’

5. Follow the procedure here – where you get the Android Development Tools (ADT) which is a plugin for the Eclipse IDE.   Link:  Info Here

6.  Download Android SDK.

      Link: Download Here  ,  download the .exe version and run it. On finish it will launch the SOFTWARE MANAGER. Just select and continue/OK.

It will install all the updates. It contains the platforms in it.

I took me almost the whole day to get to this point.. Curse my broadband speed.. Hufff..

Now its high time we  get our hands wet.. Happy Coding 🙂