Welcome to the Android SDK!
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+Get Started
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- Create a Hello World +application +
- Read Sample Code, +especially API Demos +
- Read the Application +Fundamentals +
- Read the Overview for using the SDK +tools +
If you've downloaded the Android SDK for the first time...
+If you've downloaded the Android SDK for the first time
-Follow the online guide to -Installing -the Android SDK, which will help you setup your development environment -(including the Android Development Tools plugin for Eclipse) -so you can start developing Android apps.
+Follow the guide to Installing the Android SDK, which +will help you setup your development environment.
-Once your environment is setup, look at the -Next -Steps for some suggestions on how to begin learning about Android.
- -If you've just installed new SDK components using the SDK and AVD Manager...
+If you've installed new SDK components using the SDK and AVD Manager
There's no additional setup.
-Newly installed Android platforms are automatically saved in the
-<sdk_dir>/platforms/ directory of your existing SDK;
-new add-ons are saved in the <sdk_dir>/add-ons/
-directory; and new documentation is saved in the existing
-<sdk_dir>/docs/ directory (old docs are replaced).
New Android platforms are saved in the <sdk>/platforms/ directory of
+your existing SDK and new add-ons are saved in the <sdk>/add-ons/ directory.
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Note: You are currently viewing the offline version of the Android developer +documentation. Because some features such as search and videos are network-based, not everything +will work if you are not connected to the Internet. Additionally, the online version may contain +more recently updated documents.
-Note that you are currently viewing a local, offline version of the -Android developer documentation. The offline documentation offers almost all the same -content and features as the online documentation. Because some features -such as search and videos are network-based, not everything will work if you -are not connected to the Internet.
- -For the most current documentation and a fully-functional experience, please visit:
--http://developer.android.com. +
For the latest documentation, please visit +developer.android.com.
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