a new window should come up . enter the site " android g - http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse " on the textbox.

the large multi text box should show up some things , choose the api you want and select the necessary tools you want.
if you have already downloaded some things eg sdk and sdk manager. this manager helps you check what and what you don't need.

a drop box shows up. click on "install new software"

click on help on this tool bar.

please go through this , to configure your eclipse:

this is what your ide should look like

This is a text i copied straight from developer.android.com

"The Android Developer Tools (ADT) plugin for Eclipse provides a professional-grade development environment for building Android apps. It's a full Java IDE with advanced features to help you build, test, debug, and package your Android apps.

Free, open-source, and runs on most major OS platforms.
To get started, download the Android SDK."

This is why i recommended eclipse from the begining.

and please note if you dont have an abdroid phone like ME, you need to get a simulator.

it is to test your applications.

if you get an eclipse ide, you can configure android directly from it and download the simulator.

Very good , i have been waiting to start

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Good morning everybody.

i want to know who has stated writing android already, so we can share ideas.

@kennyinusa

About which is better, i cannot say. But from personal use, i prefer eclipse to any other ide.
In eclipse all u have to do is download plug-ins that adapt eclipse to a language, then you go ahead and write.

And you do not do this from your browser but from the ide itself. Its just cool.

You can have just a single eclipse ide and write almost all the languages available on it.

@ kaylion & others

Pls let us know wen u get all d needed tools for android development, so we can begin something here.

@touthtek

I mean no disrespect, but dis forumm is strictly android oriented. not web design.

Dont divert us please. Thanks

I'm sure theres a web design fforum dat can respond to dat.

The Video takes you through the step of getting all you need to start android development.
downloading sdk , eclipse etc....

@abes Thanks for that info nice videos.

here is another one. i personally use this one.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtsyrKdPZVw&list=PL9E21BFF408167ED6&feature=plcp

Yeah ,Java basics is key .But you could learn that as you move along.

@ GideonG, nice one. i see you're not a newbie in programming, its nice having you around.

Android <Basically its> </Gui> is written with xml, we'll also get to know that better as we go.

@ Kaylion i would love to help.
Android has made its development very easy for developers. all you really need are;
1 a computer to write your code with
2 an ide to wrote your code on (i use eclipse and i recommend it.)
3 download the android sdk at developer.android.com
4[b] OR[/b] from eclipse you can configure it to write android.

What you'll need the most for preparation is just INTERNET to get all your tools.

What do you think about these
Took like 3 minutes to render, its pretty basic stuff.

I just saw this forum today. I did this on october 1st

Hi everybody, i just recently started android programming, and saw how easy it was. i would love to help anyone who is also interested in android begin.

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After confirming ur name on the list .what comes next. Pls i nef to know.

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What do you do to just remain as a regular friend.

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