Install and setup the tools necessary for Android development with Eclipse on Mac OS X (Lion)
Requirements
Start the Eclipse Installer executable. For Windows users, after the Eclipse Installer executable has finished downloading it should be available in your download directory. Start the Eclipse Installer executable. You may get a security warning to run this file. If the Eclipse Foundation is the Publisher, you are good to select Run. I downloaded Android Developer Tools Bundle for Mac from here. The System Requirements section says it needs 'Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later (x86 only)'. I tried to start Eclipse.app in adt-bundle-mac-x8. . Download Android Application. Download Mac OS X Desktop Widget. Download Pastebin Eclipse Plugin. Pastebin for Windows Phone. 2) Out of all the listed options, we need to install “Eclipse IDE for java developers”. Click the 64 bit download link as shown in the image below. 3) Upon clicking the 64 bit option, you would be redirected to a download page where you can choose the server nearest to you so that you can download faster. Simply click download button at the.
Free Android Emulator For Mac
Mac running Mac OS X (Lion) (Intel)
Method
Download Eclipse Classic for Mac from the Eclipse download page.
Eclipse Classic is recommended but those who know they need a different version can download that instead.
Extract the .tar.gz file by, for example, locating it in Finder and double clicking on it.
Drag the
eclipse
folder that was created to the Applications
folder.Download the Android SDK for Mac from the Android SDK download page.
Extract the .zip file and move the created
android-sdk-macosx
directory to somewhere you wish to keep it on your system (for example, ~/android-sdk-macosx
).Include the Android tools in your path by adding the following to your
~/.bashrc
file, replacing {user}
with your username or otherwise modifying the path to match where the SDK folder was moved.export PATH=$PATH:/Users/{user}/android-sdk-macosx/tools:/Users/{user}/android-sdk-macosx/platform-tools
Run Eclipse and go to the Help menu and Install new software...
Install Eclipse On Mac
Click the Add... button at the top right of the Install dialog, enter the following details and then click OK.
Name:
Location:
ADT Plugin
Location:
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
Download Eclipse
Ensure the ADT Plugin is listed in the Work with drop-down and once the software list has been updated check the box next to Developer Tools. Click through, agree to the licenses as applicable and allow the items to install.
Eclipse Java For Mac
Restart Eclipse and you are ready to produce your Android apps.