Add Android ADT to eclipse

for the program developers, Eclipse is no stranger, it provides us with a very broad platform to develop the program. also we can use it to develop Android programs.

However, in eclipse it is not possible to develop the Android program directly, we need to install an ADT plugin. The installation of the ADT plug-in is described below.

The first step is to add ADT

Open eclipse, go to the work screen and click Help on the menu bar, select Install new software. Click the Add button after entering.

The second step is to load ADT

When open, name input ADT, location input https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/and click OK

If https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/is slow, you can switch to http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/and then click OK.

Step three, download ADT

after entering the address, we will search for a moment, Wait a moment, and the content that needs to be loaded will appear, selecting all the components in the first development tool (Develpe tools). Keep Next waiting for the download to be done.

It is important to note that if your eclipse tip is wrong and you cannot proceed to the next step then your version of Eclipse has a problem or the download file site is strong, please replace the other version to download or manually download the ADT installation package (see below).

To manually download and install the ADT installation package

I. Download ADT installation package

As an Android developer, you need to constantly update the latest version of Android ADT, but go directly to the official website to find a link that is hard to download, and you can download the latest Android ADT directly from the link below.

The website is: developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html,

After opening the URL, pull down here

II. installation of ADT Packages

Open eclipse, go to the work screen and click Help on the menu bar, select Install new software. Click the Add button after entering.

Click Archive to select the ADT package, click OK.

Click Archive to select the ADT package, click OK. Select "Window" > "Preferences ..." in the Open Properties box, select "Android": Configure your SDK path to

Customize perspective, Command Groups availability->, window in Eclipse, hook up the Android SDK and AVD Manager option- > OK

Now you can see the Android SDK Manager and Android Virtual Device Manager

Add Android ADT to eclipse