about downloading android sdk - android

I am learning about android.
I have downloaded Eclipse and Adt .
Now I have to download Android sdk. Should I download SDK as standalone tool or with Android Studio.
What is SDK and what all does it include?
Can I use both Eclipse and Android Studio with Sdk

Is better to use just Android Studio, this is the official Android Development IDE.
https://developer.android.com/intl/pt-br/sdk/index.html
Android Studio help you to download Android SDKs.

What is android sdk ? What does it include ?
It stands for Software development kit, and as the name suggests , it contains the platform (android version specific libraries to help you make apps for android platforms).
It contains different tools to help you install apps (adb tool), collect statistics and view information about the apps running in your devices etc.
Download sdk here
Can I use both Eclipse and Android Studio with Sdk ?
Yes you can , just have to point these ide's to the sdk's absolute path.
Should I download SDK as standalone tool or with Android Studio ?
You can do it either way, the former would require you to give its path to the ide you will be using, either Android Studio or eclipse.
Note
Android studio is the best and developer's guide by google recommends the same as well.
Some features of android studio

The SDK means Software Development Kit and is there for building android apps.
The sdk contains all the libraries you need to run your code on an android device.
Therefore eclipse and android studio can use the same sdk.
I really recommens using androi studio tho.
It is way better for developing android apps and comes with the sdk.
Eclipse was used some time ago but now android studio is the official ide for android, and way more powerful than eclipse.

Android SDK is a software development kit that is used to create Android applications.
You can download Android SDK as standalone and use it with eclipse to develop your android Apps.So you do not need to download Android Studio to develop Android Apps although it is recommended for starters.
You can download Android sdk only from here Or here
Also, The final step before you develop your android applications is to make sure that your android-sdk-tools,android-sdk-platform-tools,support-tools, and your API s are up to date.Check out your SDK Manager "Don't forget to run as administrator".

Related

Android SDK Tools

Where can I find information about all listed Android SDK Tools, what they mean and (maybe) how to use.
The best place to visit is Android Developers site.
Android SDK Tools is a component of the Android SDK. It includes the complete set of development and debugging tools for Android. It comes as a part of Android Studio. So if you install Android Studio, Android SDK tools will also get installed. You can also install it separately if you are using any other IDE like Eclipse for development.
Please refer the links below to get a better understanding of,
Android SDK Tools released so far.
Android SDK Platform Tools
Android SDK Build Tools
Android Support Library Packages
Android SDK Platform-Tools is a component for the Android SDK. It includes tools that interface with the Android platform, such as adb, fastboot, and systrace. These tools are required for Android app development. They're also needed if you want to unlock your device bootloader and flash it with a new system image.
Although some new features in these tools are available only for recent versions of Android, the tools are backward compatible, so you need only one version of the SDK Platform-Tools.
Check it:
https://developer.android.com/studio/releases/platform-tools
I hope It helps!

Do I have to install Android SDK in order to develop Android apps?

I'm newest in Java Programming, I've already downloaded Elicpse IDE, do I need also the Android SDK Studio?
Android SDK and Android Studio are two different things.
Yes, you must install the SDK if you pretend developing Android apps in Eclipse or Android Studio. That's written in the install instructions.
Google stopped support Eclipse for Android long time ago. If you are new to Android development, Android studio would be more than enough.

Creating Android App

I'm installing qt-everywhere-opensource-src-5.2.1.zip for windows and I want to be able to use this to create an Android app using Visual Studio 2010. Am I going about this the right way? Will this version of Qt work for an Android app and is it ok to use Visual Studio 2010 for this kind of thing? I'm coding in C++.
Thanks
You should download and install:
Qt 5.x here.
Android SDK (ver. 22+) here
NDK (ver. r9+) here
If you don’t plan to create Android Java apps, then make sure you are downloading ONLY the SDK and not ADT Bundle or Android Studio.
After downloading extract them, open Android SDK (you should have a connection to Internet) and download the desired tools, you have to install at least Android API-13! You also must install Android SDK Platform-tools and Android SDK Build-tools.
Open Qt Creator. Goto Tools->Option->Android settings page and set Android SDK and NDK locations.

Is there a difference in the android SDKs available for androidStudio and eclipseADT?

I am migrating to android Studio from eclipseADT, Can I use the same android sdk's from eclipse?
I used the following links to migrate:
Exporting from eclipse.
Importing to Android studio.
You could also look over this link: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/migrate.html
And yes of course you can use the same android SDK.
SDK stands for Software Development Kit and has nothing to do with the different IDEs(Eclipse, Android Studio) really. The IDE will use the SDK of course but the SDK is unaware of which IDE is using it. You should have no problems with using the same SDK, you just have to set some paths in Android studio.

Eclipse setup for Android and Blackberry

Does anybody have a single Eclipse installation for both Blackberry and Android development?
I have the BB Plugin working fine. I am wondering if I can just follow the Android installation steps without it affecting the BB setup.
I dont want to experiment, so I am asking.
I have seen this thread - Android and Blackberry project in eclipse
Yes, I have a working Eclipse installation for both BlackBerry and Android development.
You must install the 'BlackBerry Plugin for Eclipse' from RIM first (which you've already done). Essentially it's the Eclipse IDE (currently Helios 3.6) with the BlackBerry plugin hardcoded into it.
Apart from the BlackBerry stuff, there are no other differences between the vanilla Helios 3.6 and the RIM 'BlackBerry Plugin for Eclipse', this means you can install the Android development tools into your IDE with no problems.
Works like a charm if you follow the guide here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
How to use single eclipse for Android and Blackberry ..?
Ans:
There was no any single setup available which work for both android and blackberry.
but in a simple thing the eclipse version 3.6 is work for blackberry plugin and as well as work with Android ADT-12 plugin so first of all you need to configure your blackberry and than you have to install any ADT plugins (i.e. the latest adt version is ADT-12) and than config the android sdk.
now your blackberry and android are working.
when you want to use blackberry than you open perspective option and select blackberry application development perspective.
and same when you want to use android than you may select java perspective...
try it..

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