From 8ac737db3761552df005a16a0323515468185124 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "smain@google.com" Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 15:27:28 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Update the N Preview docs now that Studio 2.1 is stable. bug: 28342771 Change-Id: I73ee710928e4270ffe8212ca16b42d28b738949e --- docs/html/preview/download.jd | 14 ++----- docs/html/preview/j8-jack.jd | 2 +- docs/html/preview/setup-sdk.jd | 70 ++++++---------------------------- 3 files changed, 16 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/html/preview/download.jd b/docs/html/preview/download.jd index 629bd78fece76..b673fc151ff0d 100644 --- a/docs/html/preview/download.jd +++ b/docs/html/preview/download.jd @@ -468,18 +468,12 @@ for the Android N Preview.)

You can now launch the Android Emulator with the Android N Preview AVD.

-For the best experience in the Android Emulator, install -Android Studio 2.1 Preview, which supports the Android Emulator 2.0 Beta -with much faster performance compared to the Emulator in +For the best experience in the Android Emulator, make sure you're using +Android Studio 2.1 or higher, which supports Android Emulator 2.0 +with much faster performance compared to the emulator in Android Studio 1.5.

-

Note: - If you're currently using Android Studio 2.0 Beta, there's a known issue - that prevents you from creating AVDs with the N Preview system images, so - you currently need to use the Android Studio 2.1 preview to create AVDs. -

-

For more information about creating virtual devices, see Managing Virtual Devices.

diff --git a/docs/html/preview/j8-jack.jd b/docs/html/preview/j8-jack.jd index 44e1af0de36c3..dc6beea764054 100644 --- a/docs/html/preview/j8-jack.jd +++ b/docs/html/preview/j8-jack.jd @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ page.keywords="android N", "Java 8", "Jack"

To start using these features, you need to download and set up Android -Studio 2.1 (preview) and the Android N Preview SDK, which includes the required +Studio 2.1 and the Android N Preview SDK, which includes the required Jack toolchain and updated Android Plugin for Gradle. If you haven't yet installed the Android N Preview SDK, see Set Up to Develop for Android N.

diff --git a/docs/html/preview/setup-sdk.jd b/docs/html/preview/setup-sdk.jd index 9e318cfeb9b8d..60568acf2cd15 100644 --- a/docs/html/preview/setup-sdk.jd +++ b/docs/html/preview/setup-sdk.jd @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ href="{@docRoot}preview/download.html">Test on an Android N Device.

-

Get Android Studio 2.1 (preview)

+

Get Android Studio 2.1

The Android N platform adds support for Java 8 language features, @@ -41,55 +41,14 @@ is currently supported only in Android Studio 2.1. So if you want to use Java 8 language features, you need to use Android Studio 2.1 to build your app. Otherwise, you don't need to use the Jack compiler, but you still need to update to JDK 8 to compile against the Android N platform, -as described below. -

+as described below.

- +

If you already have Android Studio installed, make sure you have Android +Studio 2.1 or higher by clicking Help > Check for Update +(on Mac, Android Studio > Check for Updates).

-

Android Studio 2.1 is currently available as a preview in the canary -release channel. If you already -have Android Studio and don't want to update to the canary channel, you can -download Android Studio 2.1 as a separate installation and use it -for development with Android N, leaving your primary Android Studio -environment unaffected.

- -

To download Android Studio 2.1 as a separate installation, follow these -steps (or if you want to receive Android Studio 2.1 as an update to your -existing installation, skip to step 6):

- -
    -
  1. Edit the name of your - existing Android Studio installation and append the version number. This way, - when you install the new version, it will not override the existing one.
    2. -
  2. Download the appropriate ZIP file for your operating system from the - canary channel download page. -
    3. -
  3. Unzip the package and move the Android Studio 2.1 contents to the - appropriate location for applications on your system, then launch it.
    4. -
  4. In the setup wizard, click Next a couple times to - reach the SDK Components Setup screen. Here, - you must set a different path for the Android SDK Location. - It can be any directory you want, but it must not be the default path, which - is the same directory used by your original version of Android Studio (unless - you changed that one yourself). The SDK location for Android Studio 2.1 - must be different because the N Preview SDK packages are not compatible with - versions of Android Studio lower than 2.1.

    -
    5. -
  5. Continue with the setup wizard until you reach the Android Studio IDE.
    6. -
  6. Open the Settings dialog - (File > Settings on Windows/Linux, or - Android Studio > Preferences on Mac). In the left - panel, select Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > - Updates. -
    7. -
  7. On the Updates panel, select the Automatically - check updates for check box and select - Canary Channel from the drop-down list. -
    8. -
- -

Keep this settings window open for the next step.

+

If you don't have it, download Android Studio +2.1 here.

Get the N Preview SDK

@@ -98,17 +57,10 @@ existing installation, skip to step 6):

Android N Preview SDK in Android Studio as follows:

    -
  1. While still viewing the Updates panel (step 4 from above), - select the Automatically - check updates for Android SDK check box and select - Preview Channel from the drop-down list. -
    2. -
  2. Click Check Now.
    3. +
  3. Open the SDK Manager by clicking Tools > Android > + SDK Manager.
    4. -
  4. In the left panel, select Appearance & Behavior > - System Settings > Android SDK. - -
  5. Click the SDK Platforms tab, then select the +
  6. In the SDK Platforms tab, select the Android N Preview check box.
  7. Click the SDK Tools tab, then select the @@ -199,7 +151,7 @@ how to configure your project with the Jack compiler.

     android {
   compileSdkVersion 'android-N'
-  buildToolsVersion '24.0.0-rc1'
+  buildToolsVersion '24.0.0-rc3'
   ...
 
   defaultConfig {