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title: "Android SDK command line tools only" subtitle: A comprehensive guide on how to setup your development environment subject: A comprehensive guide on how to setup android development environment author: Mesaque Francisco

keywords:

  • "android"
  • "sdk"
  • "emulator"
  • "command line" ...

Android SDK install guide

This guide was created to assist in setting up the development environment for Android mobile applications. My current environment is based on GNU/Linux, but I believe the steps described here can be adapted to your reality on other operating systems.

If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me through my GitHub (@mesaquen).

Command line tools

  • Go to android sdk download page
  • Look for "Command line tools only"
  • Download the commandline tools for your operating system

Extracting and setting up the environment variables

Create a directory named .android_sdk and extract the command line tools you downloaded earlier:

mkdir .android_sdk
unzip commandlinetools-linux-9477386_latest.zip -d ~/.android_sdk/

Export the following environment variables in your .bashrc file:

export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT="$HOME/.android_sdk"
export PATH="$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$PATH"
export PATH="$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator:$PATH"

Install the latest cmdline-tools

$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/cmdline-tools/bin/sdkmanager \
--sdk_root=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT "cmdline-tools;latest"

Once you've installed the command line tools, the sdkmanager should be able to recognize the SDK location, and you won't need to provide the sdk_root flag anymore.

Install the platforms, build-tools and extras

sdkmanager "platforms;android-33" "build-tools;33.0.2"
sdkmanager "extras;google;m2repository" "extras;android;m2repository"
sdkmanager "platform-tools" "tools"
sdkmanager --licenses

Installed packages

To see a list of the installed packages, run:

sdkmanager --list_installed

AVD: Android Virtual Device

Before creating an AVD, you'll need to download the system images. To see a list of available images, run:

sdkmanager --list | grep system-images

Install the chosen system image

sdkmanager "system-images;android-33;google_apis_playstore;x86_64"

Creating the AVD

Create an AVD using the following command:

avdmanager create avd -n device \
--device pixel -k "system-images;android-33;google_apis_playstore;x86_64"

To get a list of available virtual devices, run:

avdmanager list avd

Emulator

You can start the emulator by passing the name of the AVD with the command:

emulator @device

Here "device" is the name of the AVD.