Installing the Android SDK/ADT Bundle

To download the Android SDK/ADT bundle, go to

and click the Download the SDK ADT Bundle button. When the download completes, extract the ZIP file’s contents to your system. The resulting folder has an eclipse subfolder containing the Eclipse IDE and an sdk subfolder containing the Android SDK. As with the JDK, you can choose a 32-bit or 64-bit version. The Android SDK/ADT bundle 32-bit version should be used with the 32-bit JDK, and the 64-bit version with the 64-bit JDK.

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