Android Simulator

Installing the Android Simulator

To run an Android simulator, the Android SDK must be installed.

1. Download and install the SDK. The SDK can be found here: Android SDK
2. Unzip to a temp folder on your local drive and run the SDK Setup.exe
3. If you run into a “Failed to fetch url” error:
   • Close the “Refresh Sources” window
   • Cancel the “Choose Packages to Install” window
   • Select “Settings” from the left side of the “Android SDK and AVD Manager” window
   • Check the box labeled “Force https sources to be fetched using http”
   • Close and restart the SDK Setup program
4. On the left, select Available Packages
5. From the list on the right, select the platform of your choice. The device client provides integration with Google Maps and requires a platform version which includes "Google APIs".

Configuring Designer for Android:

The DragonRAD Designer can be integrated with the Android Simulator by following these steps:

• Open the DragonRAD Designer.
• From the toolbar, select Options > Settings
• Select the box marked "Android SDK Tools Path" press the small gray box on the right with three dots in it.

• Navigate to the "tools" directory of the Android SDK installation.

• Press Ok to close the Settings window.

Configuring the Android Simulator

• To test an application on Android, an Android Virtual Device (AVD) must first be created (this is Google's term for an Android Simulator).
• The AVD is created via the Google AVD Manager. The AVD Manager is accessible from DragonRAD Designer in two ways:
  1. Click the "Simulator" button, available on the DragonRAD toolbar at the top of the screen.
  2. It is available on the "Publish Complete" screen, after your application has been published to the DragonRAD Host (see image below).
• Clicking the "Device Manager" button to launch the AVD Manager.

• Details of configuring an an AVD are available on the official Android Emulator page. A recommended sample is provided here.
• Once the AVD has completed the booting process, the DragonRAD Client can be installed on the AVD by clicking the "Install Client" button.
• The DragonRAD Client can be found in the App Menu on the AVD. The icon is, of course, a dragon.
• Subsequent changes made to the application in the DragonRAD Designer will be updated automatically on the AVD during the publish process.

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