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Android Build a Simple Android App (retired 2014) Getting Started with Android Android Setup and the Crystal Ball Project

Posted by Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

No Android IDE?

Whenever i go to help in eclipse and hit the drop down bar i don't see Android IDE can anyone help?

10 Answers

Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points

Did you download Eclipse from the developer.android.com site? Make sure you download from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html and get the SDK. Then launch Eclipse from those files and you should see all of the Android stuff. Hope this helps!

Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points
Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points

Are you installing as administrator? Also, try moving it outside of the directory you are in. Like run it from the desktop because the directory you are in maybe locked down. A lot of people try to put the SDK in the program files directory but you should avoid that from my experience. I usually run from the desktop or I make a folder in my C:\ drive for Android. Eclipse is kind of weird because you don't really install it, you just run it.. if that make sense.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Thank you, I figured it out.

Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points
Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points

Awesome!

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Okay so I ran into another problem, when I download the sdk package it says cmd.exe and java.exe are blocking it from installing.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Yeah, ill check those things.

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Okay, so how o i move my sdk directory to my desktop?

Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points
Erin Kabbash
Erin Kabbash
5,210 Points

Just drag the entire folder or when you download, make that your save as location.

Arjun Sajeev
Arjun Sajeev
15,076 Points
Arjun Sajeev
Arjun Sajeev
15,076 Points

Download the and android sdk with eclipse included! Android adt bundle link

Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points
Devin Scheu
Devin Scheu
66,191 Points

Hey, thanks. I got my eclipse working.