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A guide for beginners. How to setup Android SDK?


Setting up the SDK

Hi guys, I prepared this pdf some time ago for a workshop at my university. It is only about setting up the Android SDK. You can see step-by-step instructions on how to set up your environment to start developing Android. If you are new to Android then it's really nice for you. I'm too lazy to type a whole new post about it so just download the pdf in the link below. ;)

In the document, I've used ADT bundle which includes Android SDK and Eclipse IDE. But you can try it out with Android studio as well. I highly recommend using Android studio because it is developed from IntelliJ Idea IDE and comes with cool new features.

Link to PDF



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