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Asked: 2026-05-18T05:08:56+00:00

I’m an old developer (Active since the Z80 days) starting fresh with Android. The

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I’m an old developer (Active since the Z80 days) starting fresh with Android.

  1. The Android Developers page recommends installing Eclipse before installing the Android SDK.
  2. It also states “There are known issues with the ADT plugin running with Eclipse 3.6. Please stay on 3.5 until further notice.”
  3. The Eclipse download page seems to offer 11 different flavors of the package. None mention Android and all seem to be the Version 3.6 that the Android Developers pages recommends avoiding. – What does one do?

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Joe Cullity

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  1. Editorial Team

    Get version 3.5 of Eclipse for Java Developers (you can reach this page via the “Older versions” link on the main download page). One of the problems I had with 3.6 was that autocomplete would freeze up for seconds at a time, trying to look up Android source. Until they fix that, 3.5 is better.

    Once you’ve installed Eclipse, then you can follow the instructions to install the Android plugin.

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