

It'sĪ good practice to download system images for all versions of Android your app supports and testĪndroid emulator. Your app, it's unlikely you have a device for every version of Android your app supports. Although you might have one or more Android-powered devices on which to test Of Android (Android 2.2 (API level 8)) that we recommend that your app support. The SDK Manager downloads the latest Android version. Version in order to use new features when running on devices with the latest version of Android. You'll still be able to run your app on older versions, but you must build against the latest On the latest devices, we recommend that you use the latest platform version as your build target. In order to provide the best user experience At least one platform is required in yourĮnvironment so you're able to compile your application.

Your new SDK installation installs the latest stable version.īe sure to respond to the Android Studio update prompts to keep your SDK Platform-tools To respond to the Android Studio update prompts to keep your SDK Tools up-to-date. Your new SDK installation installs the latest version. Here's an outline of the packages required and those we recommend you use: Most of the available packages and where they're located in your SDK directory There are several different packages available for the Android SDK. SDK platforms and packages that are available and installed along with the SDK update sites. An update iconĬlick the SDK Update Sites tab to manage which SDK sites Android Studio checks forįigure 1. To the checkbox to indicate the pending update. Package, a hyphen (-) appears in the checkbox next to the package. Tip: When an update is available for an installed Clear theĬheckbox to uninstall a SDK platform or tool. Click the checkbox next toĮach additional SDK platform and tool that you want to install. Tip: The standalone SDK Manager is still available from theĬommand line, but we recommend it only for use with Eclipse ADT and standalone SDK installations.īy default, the SDK Manager installs the latest packages and tools. From the Android Studio Tools menu: Tools >.


