Installing Android Studio Locally

Estimated time: 15 minutes

Objectives

After completing this lab, you will be able to:

• Install Android Studio
• Download the necessary Software Development Kit (SDK)

Running the lab

This is an instructional lab that does not require a Skills Network lab environment. You will follow this lab on your local machine.

Key terms

• Android Studio: An integrated development environment (IDE) for Android application development, based on IntelliJ IDEA. It includes tools for code editing, debugging, and performance analysis. You will be using this IDE for all the labs in this course!
• Software Development Kit (SDK): A collection of software development tools and libraries required to develop applications for a specific platform. The Android SDK includes essential tools for building Android apps. You will not work directly with the SDK, but it will be sitting in the background in your labs!

Setting up Android development environment

You can download Android Studio from the official Android developers site. This lab does not require a credit card.

Once you have downloaded the installer, you can proceed with the installation and setup of Android Studio and the necessary SDK.

Exercise 1: Installing Android Studio Locally for Windows

1. Download Android Studio

Visit the Android Studio download page and download download the latest stable version of Android Studio (the version name may change over time).

The next screen opens the Terms and Conditions, where you can acknowledge and click on the Download Android Studio for Windows to begin the download process.

Once the download is completed, go to your Downloads folder and double click on the Andriod Studio installable to begin the installation.

2. Run the Installer

The Android Studio Setup Wizard will open up and guide you through the installation process.

Once the installation steps are completed, click on Finish to close the setup and start the Android Studio.

3. Set up the Android Studio

The Android Studio Setup Wizard is launched, which will set up the development environment for Android Studio.

In the next screen, select the Install Type as Standard, click Next.

The SDK Components Setup shows a list of components that will be updated/installed. Click Next to continue.

The Verify Settings screen confirms the list of components that will be installed. Now, click Next to continue.

The License Agreement screen shows a list of licenses for the components to be installed. Select Accept and then click on Finish.

The components will get downloaded, once completed, click on Finish.

You have successfully installed Android Studio locally on your Windows machine.

Exercise 2: Installing Android Studio Locally for MAC

1. Download Android Studio

   Visit the Android Studio download page and download the "Koala” version of Android Studio for MAC OS.

   

   Now, pick your operating system in the next screen, and the download starts.

   

2. Run the installer

   Open the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions to install Android Studio. Pick the Standard version to install.

   

   You will be shown a confirmation screen of what is being installed. Select Finish to start the download.

   

   Once the download has completed, you will see a message saying SDK is up to date. Select Finish to close the download screen.

   

   The next screen gives you an option to install older SDKs. The older APIs are not needed for this lab, but feel free to explore and download as you wish.

   

Congratulations! You have successfully installed Android Studio locally on your machine. The next step is to create a device and run your first app. See you in the next lab!

Author

UL

Contributors

Lavanya Rajalingam