Installing Android Software Development Kit on Microsoft Windows 7/10 Machine

You can use the Android SDK (Software Development Kit) to create applications using the Android platform. The installer checks your machine to see if required tools like the Java SE Development Kit (JDK) are available and installs it if required. The installer saves the Android SDK Tools in a specified location outside the Android Studio directories.

Before installing the Software Development Kit (SDK) on a Windows 7 /10 machine, Java JDK 8 must be installed as a prerequisite.

To install the Android SDK

1. Double click installer_r24.3.4-windows.exe to install the SDK.

   Note: Write down the name and location of the SDK saved on your system. You may have to refer to the SDK directory later if using SDK tools from the command line.

   After the installation is complete, the Android SDK Manager starts.

2. Click Tools and then select Options in the Android SDK Manager.

   The Android SDK Manager – Settings screen appears.

3. On the Android SDK Manager – Settings screen, enter the HTTP Proxy Server and HTTP Proxy Port details as required to bypass any firewall.

4. Click Packages and then select the following packages to install in the Android SDK Manager:

   1. Install Android 5.0.1 (API 21)

   2. Install Android 6.0 (API 23)

   3. Install Extras.

5. Click Install Packages.

To accept the license agreement for each package, double-click each package name, and then click Install. A loading progress message appears on Android SDK Manager window. Do not exit the Android SDK Manager until loading has finished, otherwise the loading process will be cancelled.