How To Download Eclipse For Android

When you are dealing with the android OS, you have the capability of making your own applications and make money out of it by selling it to the android market. To start making your programs, you have to find the best software to use so that you can program your application. This is where eclipse android comes in. In order for you to download eclipse android, you may want to check the step by step guide that I have for you below.

But then, before doing so, you must make sure first that you are using a compatible eclipse android and of course the right plugin for it. That is how you can make sure of using the eclipse android.

Anyway, if you are already sure of the compatibility of your eclipse android, you can now download the said software. Please see the step by step instructions below:

Step by Step Guidelines on downloading eclipse android:

  1. Make sure that you have the highest version for eclipse android. But then, the lower version like the 3.5 can still do. To get it, you may want to visit this url: eclipse.org/downloads.
  2. You must have the JDK 5 or 6 which you can get from the Oracle website.
  3. Launch your eclipse android and click the help menu and choose – install new software.
  4. You will have to choose the word add.
  5. You will see two fields from here. One is the Name field, wherein you will have to enter the ADT plugin and the second field will be the location field wherein you have to enter the url – https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
  6. From there, you have to click the okay button which indicates that you have already entered all of the necessary information from your end. However, you still have to deal with a few more steps to finally complete the process of downloading the eclipse android.
  7. Find the developer tool. Next to it is a box. You have to click than and then click the next button.
  8. Wait for a dialog box to appear and click the next button again. From here, you will now see the “finish button” Once you click the finish button, the plugin you have entered in the field earlier will start to download and proceed to installation. Once you have finished the installation, you will have to close the eclipse android program and re launch it again for you to be able to do your preferred configuration and start to enjoy using your newly downloaded eclipse android.

These are the easy step by step guide on how you can integrate and download eclipse android. However, if you feel uncomfortable doing it yourself, ask a technician who can walk you through in order to finish the whole process. This will eliminate the risk of doing the process incorrectly that may result to an untoward result.