Want to develop Android apps but don’t know where to start?
Follow these steps and we will build a complete Android development environment from scratch, starting on a fresh Windows installation. The whole process should not take more than 20-30 minutes, provided that you have a good internet connection.
I need to mention that we will not develop a full-blown app here. The focus is on setting up the environment so we will develop the simplest app possible.
Here’s what we start with: a nice fresh XP installation. I intentionally left everything intact, including the ugly wallpaper and Internet Explorer. (Note: all screenshots are clickable.)
Here’s the basic stack of requirements for Android app development:
- Java (JDK)
- Eclipse IDE
- Android SDK
- ADT (Android plug-in for Eclipse)
