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<h2>In this document</h2>
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<ol>
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<li><a href="#get-as13">Get Android Studio 1.3</a></li>
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<li><a href="#get-sdk">Get the Preview SDK</a></li>
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<li><a href="#create-update">Create or Update a Project</a></li>
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<li><a href="#setup-test">Set Up for Testing</a></li>
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<p>The Preview SDK is available from the Android SDK Manager.
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<p>The M Developer Preview SDK is available from the Android SDK Manager.
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This document assumes that you are familiar with Android app development, such
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as using the Android SDK Manager and creating projects. If you are new to
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Android, see <a href="{@docRoot}training/basics/firstapp/index.html">Building Your First
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App</a> training lesson first.</a></p>
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<h2 id="get-sdk">Get the Preview SDK</h2>
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<h2 id="get-as13">Get Android Studio 1.3</h2>
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<p>To add the Android Preview SDK components to your development environment:</p>
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<p>The Developer Preview requires Android Studio 1.3, which is in
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preview status. You need
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to install the preview version of Android Studio 1.3 to work with the Preview
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SDK.</p>
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<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> The canary preview of Android
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Studio 1.3 is still in active development. If you are using your primary development
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machine to test the developer preview, you should create a second installation
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of Android Studio to use for testing.</p>
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<p>To install the Android Studio 1.3 preview:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Start the <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/sdk-manager.html">Android SDK Manager</a>.</li>
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<li>In the <strong>Tools</strong> section, select the latest Android <strong>SDK Tools</strong>,
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<strong>Platform-tools</strong>, and <strong>Build-tools</strong>.</li>
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<li>Select everything under the <strong>Android M Developer Preview</strong> section and
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click <strong>Install packages...</strong></li>
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<li>Accept the Licensing Agreement for all of the packages and click
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<strong>Install</strong>.</li>
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<li>Download and launch <a href="{@docRoot}tools/studio/index.html">Android
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Studio</a>.
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</li>
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<li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> window by choosing <strong>File >
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Settings</strong>. Choose the <strong>Appearance & Behavior > System
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Settings > Updates</strong> panel.</li>
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<li> On the <strong>Updates</strong> panel, choose the option
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<strong>Automatically check updates for: Canary Chanel</strong>.
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</li>
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<li>On the <strong>Updates</strong> panel, select <strong>Check Now</strong>
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to check for the latest canary build. Download and install the build when you
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are prompted.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<h2 id="get-sdk">Get the Preview SDK</h2>
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<p>To add the Preview SDK components to your development environment:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Launch the Android Studio 1.3 preview.
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</li>
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<li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> window by choosing <strong>File >
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Settings</strong>. Choose the <strong>Appearance & Behavior > System
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Settings > Updates</strong> panel.</li>
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<li>On the <strong>Updates</strong> panel, choose the options
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<strong>Automatically check updates for: Canary Chanel</strong> and
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<strong>Automatically check updates for Android SDK: Preview Chanel</strong>.
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</li>
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<li>Click the <strong>Android SDK Manager</strong> button to launch the SDK
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Manager. (With Android Studio 1.3, the SDK Manager is integrated into Android
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Studio instead of being a standalone application.)
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</li>
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<li>Under the <strong>Platforms</strong> section, select <strong>Android MNC
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Preview</strong>.
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</li>
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<li>In the <strong>Tools</strong> section, select the latest Android <strong>
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SDK Tools</strong>, <strong>Platform-tools</strong>, and
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<strong>Build-tools</strong>.
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</li>
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<li>Click <strong>Install packages</strong> and accept the licensing
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agreement for all of the packages.
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</li>
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<li>Verify that the M Developer Preview is installed by opening the <strong>
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Settings</strong> window and choosing the <strong>Appearance & Behavior
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> System Settings > Android SDK</strong> panel.</li>
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<li>On the <strong>Android SDK</strong> panel, choose
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the <strong>SDK Platforms</strong> tab. <strong>Android MNC
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Preview</strong> should be listed as <em>Installed</em>. Also, open the
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<strong>SDK Tools</strong> tab to verify that the latest tools are
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installed.
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</li>
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</ol>
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<p>After completing these steps, the preview components are available in your development
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environment. </p>
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<h3 id="setup-device">Set up a Physical Device</h3>
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<p>
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If you have a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or Nexus Player, you can install a preview
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If you have a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or Android TV, you can install a preview
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system image on these devices for testing your app.
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You can set up virtual device with the preview version of the platform from within Android Studio
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using the Android Virtual Device Manager tool.
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<p>To create an AVD with the AVD Manager:</p>
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<ol>
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<li>Install the M Preview SDK in your development environment, as described
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<li>Install the Preview SDK in your development environment, as described
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in <a href="{@docRoot}preview/setup-sdk.html">Setting Up the Preview
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SDK.</a></li>
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<li>Follow the steps in
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