04 Jan 10 Update Android platforms to your SDK and ADT Plugin in Eclipse
If you have Android SDK and ADT Plugin installed to your Eclipse IDE for Android development, the update of Android platforms can be done easily with Eclipse. (This means you do not need to head to http://developer.android.com/sdk/ to download the latest SDK everytime Android releases one.)
All you need to do is just go to the menu option in Eclipse -> Window -> Android SDK and AVD Manager, which will then bring up the Manager UI.
Under the Installed Packages, select Update All.
The updates that are required will be pre-selected, or you can Accept All, to download all Android platforms.
It would take a while for the download and installation of the packages to complete.
When it’s done, you will be able to verify that they are all under Available Packages.
Under the Settings option, I had to check the use HTTPS sources to be fetched using HTTP.
All the packages platform version are placed under the platforms directory.
After completion, remember to update your ADT plugins as well. Check that the Android DDMS and Android Development Tools are updated to the latest version.
For more information not covered in this post, refer to http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing.html
Tags: ADT Plugin, Android SDK, AVD Manager, Eclipse, Eclipse IDE, Update Android SDK
