Simply tools that you will sooner or later need when you’re dealing with Android devices. Before you start installing any SDK parts...
Simply tools that you will sooner or later need when you’re dealing with Android devices.
Before you start installing any SDK parts, you MUST have an JDK installed (as in Java Development Pack). The JDK is (on win 8 at least) a 170MB download so don’t do this while rushing.
- The stand-alone SDK Tools package does not include a complete Android development environment. It includes only the core SDK tools, which you can access from a command line or with a plugin for your favorite IDE (if available).
If you didn't download the SDK tools, go download the SDK now, or switch to the Android Studio install instructions
Your download package is an executable file that starts an installer. The installer checks your machine for required tools, such as the proper Java SE Development Kit (JDK) and installs it if necessary. The installer then saves the Android SDK Tools to a specified the location outside of the Android Studio directories.
- Double-click the executable (
.exe
file) to start the install. - Make a note of the name and location where you save the SDK on your system—you will need to refer to the SDK directory later when using the SDK tools from the command line.
- Once the installation completes, the installer starts the Android SDK Manager.
- To get ADB/etc to work in any command line window, it’s recommended that you add the path of those tools to the Path in windows. This tells you how.
On my windows 8.1 computer it was found under
C:\Users\Tobbe\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
It of course depends on username and where you install it etc. The installer for the android sdk tells you this as well.
For me tools like Monitor (previously DDMS) was found under
C:\Users\Tobbe\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools
But, as I mentioned earlier that depends on just where you install the SDK. I used the default.
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