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Windows 7 x64, Eclipse, Android Gingerbread 2.3 and YOU

I recently had to reformat my computer, and I figure this would be a great start to show you how to setup the Android SDK in Eclipse.

Here goes..

  1. Download JDK 64bit.
    1. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
  2. Download Eclipse 64bit – Go with Java for Developers
    1. http://www.eclipse.org/downloads/
  3. Download Android SDK
    1. http://d.android.com/sdk/index.html
  4. Extract eclipse to c:\eclipse
  5. Extract Android SDK c:\eclipse\android-sdk-windows
  6. Install JDK 64 bit
  7. Run Eclipse
  8. In Eclipse click Tools/Preferences and set SDK location
  9. Click OK/Apply both (didn’t work first time)
  10. Restart Eclipse
  11. Open Eclipse and click on Android Manager (tools) or android icon
  12. Download desired SDKs
  13. Install
  14. Restart Eclipse
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Now you are ready to start using Eclipse.  But wait.. theres more.
Now that you have setup the environment you either need to test on a device, or setup a Virtual Device.  There are enough tutorials out on the net on how to do this, use google.
I use my HTC Incredible, but it did not recognize my device on stock install.  I had to modify the android_winusb.inf file
  • Go into device manager, update driver point to
    • C:\eclipse\android-sdk-windows\google-usb_driver\android_winusb.inf
  • Then install the device (you will get a warning about being unsigned)
That’s it, you now have Eclipse, and Android setup with a real phone for testing.