First Step to android!

ok! to get start with android you have the following things on your windows machine!

1. android SDK with certain library installed in it! that you can download from developer.android.com

and procedure for downloading lib. i will explain it later!

2. Eclipse basic version!

3.ADT plugin ! get a latest plugin

4. internet connection is must during first few stages of installation only!

Installation procedure

1. Extract the content of SDK , u will find SDK manager.exe (mind it u should have internet connection during this following phase), then let the program fetch certain information from the internet..... wait a while! after a certain moment you will get this

check android SDK platform tools and

SDK platform android 2.2

thats our only requirement currently! rest you can download like sample examples tat contain source codes of google sample application like bluetooth chat, games ,etc!

after this !

Note: during following process remove your internet cable or connection or u can say disable internet! otherwise it can cause certain errors!

open the Eclipse Go to Help-->Click on Install new software -->click on ADD --> name any thing like "android plugin"

the select archive and locate ADT plugin.zip

ok! now after your plugin get installed in your eclipse restart the Eclipse program!

after restart our next step is let the eclipse know where is the android sdk, so for tat Select Preference in window main menu of the Eclipse. click on android at left corner, locate the android SDK there!

now next step is we have to create android emulator ! so tat we can run and debug our programs!

select windows in eclipse main menu and click on android SDK and AVD manager there open virtual device and click on create AVD manager create emulator the way u want!

Installation process completed!