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1page.title=Android SDK 2sdk.redirect=0 3 4sdk.win_download=android-sdk_r05-windows.zip 5sdk.win_bytes=23449838 6sdk.win_checksum=cc2c51a24e2f876e0fa652e182ef5840 7 8sdk.mac_download=android-sdk_r05-mac_86.zip 9sdk.mac_bytes=19871714 10sdk.mac_checksum=6fcfeed0e1c36624c926551637eb3308 11 12sdk.linux_download=android-sdk_r05-linux_86.tgz 13sdk.linux_bytes=16208523 14sdk.linux_checksum=1d695d6a31310406f5d49092a1bd9850 15 16@jd:body 17 18 19<h2 id="quickstart">Quick Start</h2> 20 21<p>The steps below provide an overview of how to get started with the Android 22SDK. For detailed instructions, start with the <a 23href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html">Installing the SDK</a> guide. </p> 24 25<p><strong>1. Prepare your development computer</strong></p> 26 27<p>Read the <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/requirements.html">System Requirements</a> 28document and make sure that your development computer meets the hardware and 29software requirements for the Android SDK. Install any additional software 30needed before downloading the Android SDK. In particular, you may need to 31install the <a href="http://java.sun.com/javase/downloads/index.jsp">JDK</a> 32 (version 5 or 6 required) and <a href="http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/">Eclipse</a> 33 (version 3.4 or 3.5, needed only if you want develop using the ADT Plugin). 34 35<p><strong>2. Download and install the SDK starter package</strong></p> 36 37<p>Select a starter package from the table at the top of this page and download 38it to your development computer. To install the SDK, simply unpack the starter 39package to a safe location and then add the location to your PATH. </p> 40 41<p><strong>3. Install the ADT Plugin for Eclipse</strong></p> 42 43<p>If you are developing in Eclipse, set up a remote update site at 44<code>https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/</code>. Install the Android 45Development Tools (ADT) Plugin, restart Eclipse, and set the "Android" 46preferences in Eclipse to point to the SDK install location. For detailed 47instructions, see <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin 48for Eclipse</a>.</p> 49 50<p><strong>4. Add Android platforms and other components to your SDK</strong></p> 51 52<p>Use the Android SDK and AVD Manager, included in the SDK starter package, to 53add one or more Android platforms (for example, Android 1.6 or Android 2.0) and 54other components to your SDK. If you aren't sure what to add, see <a 55href="installing.html#which">Which components do I need?</a></p> 56 57<p>To launch the Android SDK and AVD Manager on Windows, execute <code>SDK 58Setup.exe</code>, at the root of the SDK directory. On Mac OS X or Linux, 59execute the <code>android</code> tool in the <code><sdk>/tools/</code> 60folder. For detailed instructions, see <a 61href="{@docRoot}sdk/adding-components.html">Adding SDK Components</a>.</p> 62 63<p><strong>Done!</strong></p> 64 65<p>If you are new to Android, you can use the <a 66href="{@docRoot}resources/tutorials/hello-world.html">Hello World</a> tutorial to 67get started quickly. <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html#NextSteps">Next 68Steps</a> offers other suggestions of how to begin.</p> 69 70<p>For a more detailed guide to installing and setting up the SDK, read <a 71href="installing.html">Installing the SDK</a>.</p> 72