Installing the ADT plug-in Android

DT is the Eclipse plug-in used for Android development. The key to ADT's normal use on Eclipse is that their versions must be compatible. Therefore, it is recommended to install the ADT plug-in online. It will automatically find the appropriate version based on the eclipse version.

1. Install the ADT plug-in online

Start eclipse. For eclipse3.5 or eclipse3.6, select "help"> "install new software... ", if the menu of eclipse3.4 and below is" help ">" software updates... "Prepare to install the plug-in. The eclipse version dialog box is different. The eclipse version Dialog Box 2-1 is displayed in eclipse3.5 or eclipse3.6.

 

Figure 2-1 online Eclipse plug-in Installation

The eclipse3.4 dialog box is 2-2:

 

Figure 2-2 eclipse3.4 online plugin installation

Click "add" in Figure 2-1 to bring up the dialog box shown in Figure 2-3. Click "add site" in Figure 2-2 to bring up the same dialog box.

 

Figure 2-3 online installation of add site

In "location", enter the android ADT plug-in online: plugin.

2. Install the ADT plug-in locally

If you cannot install the ADT plug-in online for various reasons, you can first download the ADT plug-in to your computer and then install it. adt0.9.9 is the plugin.

 

Figure 2-4 install add site locally

You can also click the "local" button in Figure 2-4 to find the unzipped ADT-0.9.9 folder. In this way, you can install it locally. One disadvantage of local installation is the compatibility between the ADT plug-in version and eclipse version.

Go back to the installation dialog box and you will see "Developer Tools", as shown in 2-5.