joplin-notes/_resources/android-sdk-installation.md

Android emulator on linux

• https://repodev.com/blog/install-android-sdk-without-android-studio

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/70752639/i-need-to-install-android-api-30-but-i-cannot-see-that-api-in-the-sdk-platform https://dl.google.com/android/repository/sys-img/google_apis/x86-30_r09.zip : for downloadng system images https://androidsdkmanager.azurewebsites.net/SDKPlatform  

• Download commandlinetools and gradle https://www.mediafire.com/file/zjubjy2d2nmblwf/commandlinetools-linux-10406996_latest.zip/file https://www.mediafire.com/file/26sokfserayh28a/gradle-8.5-bin.zip/file

  Or use official sites https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#command-line-tools-only https://dl.google.com/android/repository/commandlinetools-linux-9477386_latest.zip : ddl link for cmdtools https://gradle.org/releases/ : for gradle

• Files hierarchy

   /home/username/bin/android/sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/
     |_bin/
     |_lib/
     |_NOTICE.txt
     |_source.properties
  
   /home/username/bin/android/gradle/gradle-x.x.x/
     |_bin/
     |_docs/
     |_init.d/
     |_lib/
     |_src/
     |_LICENSE
     |_NOTICE
     |_README
  

• Go to bin directory for cmdtools Then ./sdkmanager "platforms;android-30" "system-images;android-30;google_apis;x86_64" "platform-tools" ./sdkmanager --licenses Also install these sudo pacman -S libmtp android-tools android-udev

• Add path in .bashrc

  vi ~/.bashrc
   # Android SDK files
   export ANDROID_HOME="$HOME/bin/android/sdk"
   export PATH=$PATH:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest:$ANDROID_HOME/cmdline-tools/latest/bin:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools
   # Gradle
   export PATH=$PATH:$HOME/bin/android/gradle/gradle-x.x/bin
  

• Running Create avd avdmanager create avd -n image_v29 -k "system-images;android-29;google_apis;x86_64" avdmanager list avd

  Start it by going to emulator directory then ./emulator -avd image_v29

 

• Android versions android versions or https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/platforms   Open SDK Manager: First, locate and open the SDK Manager. You can find it in the tools directory of your Android SDK installation.   Launch SDK Manager: Run the sdkmanager command in your terminal or command prompt. Navigate to the tools/bin directory within your Android SDK installation and use the following command:

  sdkmanager --list

  This command will list all available packages and their versions.   Select and Install Previous Android Versions: Once you see the list of available packages, you can find the specific version you want to install. For instance, to install Android 9.0 (API level 28):

  sdkmanager "platforms;android-28"

  Replace "platforms;android-28" with the appropriate package name of the desired Android version. This command will download and install Android 9.0 (API level 28).

    Additional Components: If you need additional components such as system images or tools for a specific version, you can install them using similar commands:

  sdkmanager "system-images;android-28;google_apis;x86_64"

  Again, adjust the package name to match the specific version and components you require.