How to build and install an SDK for Android

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This article explains how to integrate the custom Android™ SDK for Android Studio.

1. Prerequisites[edit source]

One of the following environments must be installed:

Distribution Package to generate a custom SDK to Android Studio.
Developer Package to install an existing SDK to Android Studio.

Android Studio must be installed.

Information about Android API Levels is available in the Android SDK page^[1].

For Developer Package users go directly to section Install SDK in Android Studio.

2. Build SDK for distribution[edit source]

2.1. Set environment[edit source]

The Android™ SDK has to be generated in the eng build environment, select the right case when using the lunch command.

2.2. SDK for Linux^®[edit source]

Execute the following build commands to generate the SDK

 make update-api
 make sdk

The result is in the path out/host/linux-x86/sdk/<BoardId>/android-sdk_eng.<login>_<linux-x86>/platforms/android-<Version>/android.jar.

2.3. SDK for Windows^®[edit source]

For Windows^®, a specific Ubuntu^® package needs to be installed to build the Android™ SDK for Windows^®, add the unix2dos command:

 sudo apt-get install tofrodos

Execute the following build commands to generate the SDK:

 make update-api
 make win_sdk

The result is in path out/host/windows/sdk/<BoardId>/android-sdk_eng.<login>_<windows>/platforms/android-<Version>/android.jar.

Information

Both Linux^® and Windows^® SDKs are generated when win_sdk is used.

3. Install SDK in Android Studio[edit source]

The information below applies to both Linux^® Ubuntu^® and Windows^® environments. (It is assumed that Android Studio is already installed.)

Open Android Studio
Open Settings in the File Menu
In the Settings pop-up select Appearance & Behavior --> System Settings --> Android SDK
- Check the path of the SDK as highlighted in Red in the picture below.
- Check for the correct SDK API selected, as highlighted in Blue in the picture below.

Copy the android.jar file provided with the developer package or the custom version with the distribution, to the Android Studio SDK path : <YourAndroidStudio_SDKPath>/platforms/android-<APILevel>/
Restart Android Studio

To check for new API availability in Android Studio, search for new Class/Symbol through the Navigate menu.

4. References[edit source]

↑ https://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html

[1] ttps://developer.android.com/guide/topics/manifest/uses-sdk-element.html

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