I'm just starting with android development and want to know what is de "Sources for sdk" present in Android sdk manager. It's like documentations or it's the bin files?
It's the source files.
This will also enable your IDE to show you the source code when you want to see it (e.g. while debugging), also it contains the javadoc.
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Is there any way to install older versions of android SDK via Android Studio? I don't want to use suspicious download links from the internet and want to be able download it directly from Google. Is it possible?
P.S. My question is not a duplicate of another one because the other one doesn't consist exact direct instruction about Android studio with the desired button I was searching for.
In Android Studio, got to File > Settings. Then go to Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > Android SDK. Open the SDK Platforms tab and, check any SDK versions you want to use.The IDE will download the sources and any other parts of the checked SDK's.
I would like to make Shift+F1 (show external documentation) work.
I am aware of this question:
How can I make IntelliJ/Android Studio open Android docs when clicking F1 on function?
But my project structure is entierly different (ie. Libraries section is missing!)
How can I set up external documentation location in Android Studio 1.1.0?
Ie. for Android Support Library, Google Play Services, etc.
EDIT:
The external doc for the Android SDK is already working, but I can't for example change it to an online version, and I can't set it for Play Services and Support Library at all
Repeating the comment from above as an answer, as requested:
Unfortunately, Android Studio has manipulated the IntelliJ settings IDE, so you cannot provide an external link in the UI to documentation. Normally the module settings (or Project Structure) would have the ability to look at all libraries and configure where to find external docs. If you are feeling brave, you could try manually by going to ~/.idea/libraries and edit play_services_x_y_z.xml (x, y and z are the version numbers you are using.) Look for the <JAVADOC /> tag. Modify it to be <JAVADOC> and add a sub tag <root url="put_your_external_url_here" /> then close the javadoc tag.
You should be able to create a custom gradle task to inject the appropriate XML if the file ever changes so it prevents issues on gradle sync. But, it would be some work. It's really a function of how IntelliJ handles maven dependencies from within Gradle and the setup of its projects rather than it being gradle's fault, so I don't think there's any special gradle setting to make it work.
Go into your Android SDK (Tools -> Android -> SDK Manager) and make sure the "Documentation for Android SDK" is installed for the target version of Android you are building against (see the Android 5.1 (API 22) section):
I am trying to migrate from ADT to Xamrin.
I have installed Xamarin on Windows.
I have installed sdk. But when I try to download tools and sdks from SDK manager I get and error like this:
But since I already had downloaded everything when I was using ADT, I copied the sdk folder to the new computer I have Xamarin on.
But Xamarin does not seem to be able to locate sdk.
I have installed Android sdk here:
When I go to tools->options and I enter the address of the sdk folder, the red cross does not go away. I tried entering all subfolders in sdk folder.
What am I supposed to do?
I've been dealing with this the whole day. No usefull link or guide since Xamarin is not stoll widely used. Any help is appreciated.
First of all, it's a good idea to remove all spaces from pathes.
I use C:\Android as my base path, c:\Android\SDK, c:\Android\NDK etc. I had some serious problems with Xamarin and spaces / accented characters in path in previous versions.
Furthermore there's an Access Denied on your path in the first screenshot, add read/write rights recursively for the folder c:\program files (x86)\Android (Everyone - Full control if anything fails)
I mean the source for the document, like markdown or something like, not the HTML files in the SDK folder. Is it open-source ?
Open Android SDK Manager. Select an Android version, like Android 4.3. Check sources for Android SDK and install. Then you can find source code located at %ANDROID_HOME%\sdk\sources\android-18. Is this what you want?
My Android emulator contains A list of 'API Demos', including a nice looking password PIN form (with validation) within the App->Device Admin section.
Any idea where the source can be found? Or does anyone know of a good example off a user PIN input sample?
All the examples are included with the Eclipse ADT plugin, I think. Start a new "Android Example" project and you can choose any of the samples.
The samples source and project can be found in your sdk directory. Specifically under ANDROID_SDK/samples/android-XX/ApiDemos (where XX is a certain API level)
If the samples folder is not present, you have to install the samples via the SDK manager first.