I have a MacBook and want to start my Android development on it. But I am afraid about its possibility. Is Android development possible on Mac OS?
As of now I know that it is possible to run different operating system on different one via virtual tools like VMWare. Can it do the same?
It's posible to develop directly on the Mac OS. You have a SDK version for that and Eclipse works too. See here for a complete set up example.
yes it is possible.
Please check below link
http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Yes its possible.
Android development primarily takes place with Java and in Eclipse (which itself runs on Java) and therefore is cross platform.
Download the SDK for Mac
Following the installation instructions
If you still get any problem then just go to google group and you will get the right answer..
Yes, it is very much possible. Please refer to the link below:
https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
download the android studio version for mac and get started. Happy Coding.
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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 have downloaded the android source code 4.0.3, installed cygwin with make and gcc, and downloaded
ndk and sdk, integrated eclipse with cdt and adt. Using windows 7 64bit.
Can you guys tell me how to build this source code in eclipse in order to customize the native settings
menu.
Thanks in advance.
FYI :I have been through google, stackoverflow, but couldn't find any lead which works.
See these pages in the Developer docs: Initializing a Build Environment. This page seems to indicate that Mac, and Linux are the only supported build environment OS. I would suggest using one of those instead of Windows 7.
Once you've got environment set up see also: Building and Running
I think it will be very difficult. From my experience, even on the supported platforms there are difficulties to tune build environment. Windows is not supported so I think this is almost impossible there.
Maybe in your case it's worth to install a virtual machine?
Sorry for the super dumb question, but is there any problem using the Android/Eclipse SDK on the same mac computer with Xcode? Is there anything special that needs to be done when installing or configuring the Android/Eclipse SDK on the same mac as Xcode?
Also, there seems to be a number of versions for Android/Eclipse. Which is the best and why? We would want our apps to be as backwardly compatible as possible, so please factor that in to any answers if it is relevant.
Thanks in advance for any help. It's much appreciated.
There is no problem installing Eclipse along with the Android SDK on a Mac computer which has XCode installed on it. Though, there will be no integration at all between both and you will not be able to use the SDK on XCode.
As for which Eclipse version to pick, pick the oen that suits your needs. If you're only going to use it for Android development then Java SE or classic should do.
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)