Google has released the Android 2.0 SDK as of October 27th, 2009. We know how eager everyone has been to get their hands on Android 2.0, so we have decided to write up instructions so that anyone may download and install the SDK, then create and run an emulator instance. We had put the same thing here(link to our post) in which there was an emulator by which you could run the previous version of Android and now we are doing it again for Android 2.0.
So here is how the procedure goes we know its bit long but believe us it is going to work.
1) Download appropriate file for your system from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
2) Extract to desired location
3) Run “SDK Setup.exe” (or the equivalent for your system)
Run SDK setup.exe
a. If you receive an error message stating “Failed to fetch url…” then you will have to force the Setup program to use http in lieu of https.
Got this error? Follow the steps.
i. Close the “Refresh Sources” window
ii. Cancel the “Choose Packages to Install” window
iii. Select “Settings” from the left side of the “Android SDK and AVD Manager” window
iv. Check the box labeled “Force https://… sources to be fetched using http://…”
v. Click “Save and Apply”
vi. Close and restart the SDK Setup program
4) Choose the packages that you wish install
Select only the packages you need.
a. If you are only interested in trying out the Android 2.0 Emulator
i. Reject everything except “SDK Platform Android 2.0. API 5, revision 1” by selecting each item then selecting the Reject option
b. If you plan to develop Android applications and Games, you may wish to Accept All
c. Click “Install Selected”
5) Allow the selected packages to download and install then close the “Installing Archives” window
6) Create a new Android Virtual Device (AVD)
These are the settings to emulate the Moto Droid.
a. Select “Virtual Devices” from the left side of the “Android SDK and AVD Manager” window
i. Click “New”
ii. Enter a Name
iii. Choose a Target
iv. Enter a size for the emulated SD Card
v. Choose a Skin
1. To emulate current hardware such as the G1, MyTouch 3G, Hero, etc…
a. Leave the default value
2. To emulate the Motorola Droid
a. Choose WVGA 854
3. To emulate other devices
a. Choose anything else
vi. Click “Create AVD”
7) Start your newly created Virtual Device
A successfully created AVD.
a. Choose the Virtual Device from the list
b. Click “Start…”
c. Click “Launch”
8) Allow copious time for Emulator to start up
First startup will take a few minutes!!!
9) Enjoy! and let us know what you think about it…
Try Google Android OS 1.5 here.
Try iPhone and Palm Pre here.
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thanks so much!
is there no way to install this SDK and run the emulator in linux? Surely Google engineers don't all hobble over windows machines!! please post a follow-up!!
No not yet Anonimo, but i am looking for that and i would surely let everyone know about that on ZJTechlive so keep reading. thnx
is it touchscreen compatible? You know, for the full effect. Just wondering if I could run it on my touchsmart laptop and have it behave similarly.
I have never tested that cause i don't have one but i guess it would work accordingly like your mouse's pointer works but it won't respond any sliding effects that the original firmware gives on a mobile device… But we appreciate your effort Bob test it and let us know too about your experience and keep reading ZJTechLive
Yes. I have installed Android SDK on Ubuntu 9.10, and it works perfectly, altougth it spent a long time to boot. I have installed the ADT in Eclipse, but there is a problem with my Eclipse and Aptana, I don't know why.
Tested that on Ubuntu 9.10 and works 'almost' fine
Very nice.
Get to toy with new Smartphone OS without two-year contract.
Good reason to push this one down to the G1
Any possibility of putting this into a VM?
No, its not possible until now!
Look around; you can download live ISO images of Android (just search) and boot into them from Virtualbox or VMware.
says it couldn't load preferences….it should've really said, “you fucked up you slow muthafucka u”, because it seems like no one else had the problem….any fixes gang?
if we can use SDK on windows mobile then we can run any application on it
if we can use SDK on windows mobile then we can run any application on it
Hi everybody, I was wondering, can i get somewhere x10 mini pro image and run it into this SDK? so it will be simulation of this phone? Please thanks for advices
android make phone higher quality…