Can I use eclipse with java to create an Android app? One programmer said yes, but a programmer at IBM said no. I'm tring to put app on the android market.
Is it possible to just use the Eclipse IDE to create an android app or do I need to use a different IDE?
Yes, you can create Android apps using Eclipse. You'll have to install the Android SDK and ADT before you get started. Here are some guides to get you started:
http://developer.android.com/tools/building/building-eclipse.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/projects/projects-eclipse.html
http://developer.android.com/tools/testing/testing_eclipse.html
Eclipse is the most popular. There are options such as IntelliJ IDEA, Netbeans.
The followings
http://mobile.tutsplus.com/tutorials/android/publish-to-android-market/ and
http://developer.android.com/guide/publishing/publishing.html
will be helpful on how to export your app to android market.
Sure you can Java is one of the most popular languages to program in for android creation.
The MoSync IDE is based on Eclipse and is conveniently cross-platform. You might consider that.
However, there's a how-to for Android apps in Eclipse located at the Android Developer site.
Sure, you can use the Eclipse IDE for Android Development:
http://developer.android.com/sdk/eclipse-adt.html
While Eclipse is the most popular for developing Android applications, you can use other IDEs such as Netbeans and IntelliJ IDEA..
You can find more info at
http://www.nbandroid.org/ for Netbeans
http://www.jetbrains.com/idea/features/google_android.html for IntelliJ IDEA
Personally I prefer Eclipse, but if you are uncomfortable using Eclipse you can use those IDEs.
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Can Eclipse in conjunction with ADT still be used for Android Development (and if yes, how do I go about it) or should I just keep using Android Studio?
I tried setting up ADT on my Eclipse, but it wouldn't work (after many, many tries).
Any advice would be appreciated.
yes you can but the best practice for android development is by using Android Studio because linux users has also problem with eclipse. you can take help from below link
https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/project/android/docs/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html
but as per my suggestion you should use Android Studio because if you are using eclipse then you need to migrate the code also.
Can anyone help me with installing the correct version of eclipse to use for developing android mobile applications with the associated plug ins needed
These videos by me :) can help you to set up Android development environment using Eclipse.
Here's the link : Set up android.
Caution : If you have been using Eclipse with ADT, be aware that Android Studio is now the official IDE for Android, so you should migrate to Android Studio to receive all the latest IDE updates. For help moving projects, see Migrating to Android Studio.
As Petey suggested in his comment, I would recommend giving AndroidStudio a spin as it is very well suited to Android programming. However, take a look at the eclipse ADT plugin which can be installed via the eclipse marketplace or a direct download from Google (Google ADT page).
That should give you enough information to get things rolling, but again I would strongly recommend trying to switch over to AndroidStudio. I think you will find the entire experience easier to get into and enjoy.
Here is the link :)
P.S. Why do people still use Eclipse while there is a GREAT tool for developing Android applications?
I have downloaded Eclipse Helios for Java EE on my Mac. Now I want to develop an Android application. Can I use the same IDE for developing that android application?
I am using Eclipse IDE for Java EE to create webservices for applications. Also, now I got requirement to develop Android applications. Thats why, I want to use same IDE for both. Is that possible?
Yes, you just need to get the Android SDK from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Then you will need to get the Eclipse plug in by going to Help > Install New Software and input the link: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ . This will give you the plugin you need.
All this can be found here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/index.html
Newest Android SDK's work with the newest versions of Eclipse(you would have a problem few months back, especially in Linux).
http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html
This is really informative. You can also find whatever you want to start developing. Have fun
You should be able to. Just make sure you download the Android SDK and ADT.
I am an eclipse user and android developer.
I am trying to develop android applications using scala. I managed to do an hello world once in eclipse and now I am trying to do it with Intellij IDEA, so I can choose the best option. I managed to run simple scala examples in Intellij and I am trying now to create an android application there.
The problem is: Eclipse seems a lot more EASY to build an android application with scala than Intellij. For what I have seen you need to use SBT and install a lot of "extras" to get things done.
I have seen some questions here about IDEs for Scala. But didn't find a recent question about the combo Scala + Android.
So, my question is... Should I give Intellij a try or eclipse is just fine? Is it possible to run the application on my smartphone easly with Intellij?
I haven't tried Eclipse with Android IDE so I cannot compare. I use IntelliJ 10.5 for Android development with Scala. And it just works perfectly.
All you need is to download Scala plugin with IntelliJ's build-in plugin manager. Android support is installed by default in Idea 10.5.
I can highly recommend Idea 10.5 for Android development with Scala.
I have tried Intellij Idea but it wasn't as simple as Eclipse. You should prefer eclipse rather than using this Intellij.
Do I need to use Eclipse IDE in order to develop in Android ? Most of the user guides insist on Eclipse !
No, it isn't. See developer.android.com for instructions on how to develop, both with and without eclipse.
Managing Projects from the Command Line and Building and Running from the Command Line, for example, shows how to manage and build a project (without Eclipse), respectively.
Eclipse is very good IDE for android application development. Otherwise there are other IDE's like:
Netbeans, JetBrains as mentioned by DAC
Plus you have got:
IntelliJ
No, it isn't; however, I don't see why you'd want to do otherwise. It greatly simplifies things when using Google's own SDK and Eclipse plugins.
I think it may be somewhat futile to develop for Android without an IDE if you plan on using the emulator, debugging and anything else that is useful for Android development; however, most of the other large Java IDE's support android:
NetBeans
JetBrains
No it's not. You could even use nicer languages like scala... (take with a pinch of salt)