Develop apps using x86 Android* 4.4 (KitKat) emulator

[Pages:31]Develop apps using x86 Android* 4.4 (KitKat)

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Introduction

Android developers normally debug their apps by hardware devices, but it is an expensive solution for application development because there are complicated issues of fragments in Android hardware devices and OS versions. Fortunately, x86 Android* 4.4 (KitKat) emulator system image solves this issue for many cases. Developers can employ this emulator to debug their apps which is handy if hardware devices are limited or unavailable.

This article has five parts: 1) Download and install ADT and JDK; 2) Configure Android SDK Manager for Android KitKat; 3) Download and install the x86 Android 4.4 emulator system image; 4) Download and install Intel? Hardware Accelerated Execution Manager (Intel? HAXM); 5) Use x86 KitKat emulator to develop apps.

Senior developers can skip the first four parts and just read the last one. Less-experienced developers should read all five parts to avoid making some common mistakes in setting up and using the emulator.

1. Download and install ADT and JDK Developers need to download and install the Android Developer Tools (ADT) first. Please

follow the steps below. Step1) Download ADT from . A snapshot of web page is shown in Picture1. Click the "Download the SDK ADT Bundle for Windows" button, highlighted with a red rectangle.

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Step2) Check the box if you agree to the terms and conditions, then click "Download the SDK ADT Bundle for Windows". Picture2 shows typical responses. Developers can change the bit option if the target system is 32-bit.

Picture2 Step3) Save the file to the hard disk and then install it on your computer. Please refer to Picture3.

Picture3 After installing ADT, developers need to download and install the Java Development Kit (JDK) by following these steps: Step1) Access and click "Java Platform(JDK) 7u51" (marked with a red rectangle in Picture 11). Note: Oracle may post a

newer version, so be sure to download the latest one.

Picture4 Step2) If you agree to the terms in the license agreement, select "Accept License Agreement" and click "Windows x64" item to download (Picture5).

Picture5 Step3) Save the file and then install it (Picture6).

Picture6 2. Configure Android SDK Manager for Android KitKat

The Android SDK Manager is an essential function in Eclipse*, and developers can use it after ADT is successfully installed. The next steps will introduce how to configure Android SDK Manager for Android KitKat.

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