How to Install Eclipse ADT, Android SDK, and setup AVD Emulator

Steps:

1. Get Eclipse (I use Eclipse 3.7 – Indigo), download from:

• Eclipse.org or EclipseSource (cloud download – a lot faster!!!  )

2. Get Android SDK, run the installation:

• After the installation, run the SDK Manager

• Check “Tools” and the Android version you’re going to develop.

3. Install the Eclipse ADT (Android Development Tools) Plugin:

• Run Eclipse

• Click Help > Install New Software

• Click Add, copy the following to the Location input: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

• Check “Developer Tools” and follow the rest of installation wizard.

4. After restarting the Eclipse, check if the ADT picks-up the SDK directory correctly:

• Run Eclipse

• Click Windows > Preferences

• Click Android on the left sidebar.

5. Create the emulator:

• Run the Eclipse.

• Go to Window > AVD Manager.

• Click “New” button.

• Fill the fields:

Name: em31
Target: Android 3.1 – API Level 12
SD Card size: 64 MB
Snapshot: enabled
Hardware:
Device ram size: 768

• click “Create AVD”.

• The new AVD should appear in the AVD Manager, click “Start” button to run it.

*It takes time to start the AVD, in my machine it takes 7 mins.