2. Extract to c:\android

3. Download Eclipse IDE for Java EE dev from http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/ (.180MB file)

4. Extract to c:\eclipse

5. Start – Run – type: cmd

6. Type –> Cd \ – CD android – CD tools

7. Type –> android create avd –target 2 –name my_avd

8. Hit enter

9. Right click My computer – properties – advanced – Environment Variables – Under System Variables add ;c:\android\tools

10. OK / OK

11. Run c:\eclipse\eclipse.exe

12. Click OK

13. Click Help

14. Click Install new software

15. Add

16. Name = Android

17. Location = https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

.18. OK

19. Wait for it to finish “Pending”

20. Click Developer Tools

21. Click Next

22. Click Next

23. Read the T&C’s

24. Click I accept

25. Click Finish

26. Click yes to Restart Eclipse

27. Click OK

28. Click Windows – Preferences

29. Click android

30. Click browse

31. Browse to c:\android

32. Click Apply/OK

33. Click File/New/Project/Android/Android project

34. Package Name: hello

35. Select Android 1.1

36. Applicationame = helloworld

37. PackageName = hello.world

38. Create Activity = hello

39. Min SDK Version: 2

40. Expand out Hello > src > Hello.World > Hello.Java

41. Paste over the current code visible in the centre of the screen:

package Hello.World;

import android.app.Activity;

import android.os.Bundle;

import android.widget.TextView;

public class hello extends Activity {

/** Called when the activity is first created. */

@Override

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

TextView tv = new TextView(this);

tv.setText(“Hello, Android”);

setContentView(tv);

}

}

42. Click Run / Run / Android Application

43. Click Yes to save changes

44. Wait quite a while – Tada…

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