Download the ADT Plugin
download the ADT zip file to your local machine and manually install it:
- Download the current ADT Plugin zip file from the table below (do not unpack it).
Name Package Size MD5 Checksum ADT 20.0.0 ADT-20.0.0.zip 12387628 bytes ea0fc934af3b6b89097f0146c7822ed0 - Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software....
- Click Add, in the top-right corner.
- In the Add Site dialog, click Archive.
- Browse and select the downloaded zip file.
- Enter a name for the local update site (e.g., "Android Plugin") in the "Name" field.
- Click OK.
- In the Available Software dialog, select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next.
- In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded. Click Next.
- Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish.
Note: If you get a security warning saying that the authenticity or validity of the software can't be established, clickOK.
- When the installation completes, restart Eclipse.
Configure the ADT Plugin
After you've installed ADT and restarted Eclipse, you must specify the location of your Android SDK directory:
- Select Window > Preferences... to open the Preferences panel (on Mac OS X, select Eclipse > Preferences).
- Select Android from the left panel.
You may see a dialog asking whether you want to send usage statistics to Google. If so, make your choice and clickProceed.
- For the SDK Location in the main panel, click Browse... and locate your downloaded Android SDK directory (such as
android-sdk-windows
). - Click Apply, then OK.
- For the SDK Location in the main panel, click Browse... and locate your downloaded Android SDK directory (such as