How to Install Android 6.0 SDK on Windows Computer

• How to Set up and Install Android 6.0 SDK
• How to Fix Errors if Failed to Install Android 6.0 SDK
• Tips for install Android 6.0 SDK

As we know Android Open source and acquired by Google. Google giant company in the Technology Industry and doing much more changes in their products. Google always up to date their products with new and benefit features in the Market. As we talk on Google we move to Android Google launched every year Android new version in their Big Event is called Google I/O. Google launched Android 6.0 Marshmallow in 2015 Google I/O Event. In that too much features introduced by google.

Andrid 6.0 Marshmallow:

Google 2015 I/O new Android 6.0 Mobile Operating System. Features above listed which launched in IO 2015. Google covers Wearable, Auto and Smart TV development also. Google name Android 6.0 to Marshmallow. If you want to install the Android Operating System on your Computer then you will need to install SDK and also the Image file for Run your Android Marshmallow.

Features Android 6.0 Marshmallow:

• Spot-on answers
• fastDozeApp
• StandbyPermissions your way
• Simplified security with your fingerprint
• Contextual Assistance
• Battery
• Privacy & Security
• Android Runtime (“ART”)
• ProductivitySystem
• usability improvements
• Connectivity
• Expandable storage
• Device setup and migration
• Media
• Internationalization
• Android for Work

Android SDK:

Let me tell you in deep If you are developer and want to develop Android Apps then you need to know about the SDK (Software Development Kit). SDK is typically a set of software development tools that allows the creation of applications for a certain software package, software framework, hardware platform, computer system, video game console, operating system, or similar development platform. SDK always combination of the small small programs that make one Strong Software to do your work easy.

In those days Android Studio release in that you don't have to worry about the Android SDK download latest version of Android APIs and tool already download with the Android Studio. if you want to download the Android Studio with the SDK then visit link which helpful to you - http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

Those all features launches in the Google I/O 2015 Event. Google arranged the name of Android Alphabetic wise. So, In this year Google going to launch the Developer Preview for the Android N. In that Developer can contribute and also report the Bugs in the development. So, this is the Too much talk on the Google and Android version lets get started how to Download, install and setup the SDK for the Android 6.0 SDK.

In this post will show you how to download, install and run Android 6.0 Marshmallow SDK along with the image file. The image file can be run straight on your computer to test out new Android 6.0 Marshmallow features. For developers this is a great opportunity to implement and test apps on the new platform without utilizing phone hardware.

Before begin the installation, you need to check your Windows specification is same as Marshmallow system requirements. Such Operating Systems like Windows (XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1, 10) are able to run the ADT (Android Development Tools). Then you’re proceed to installation steps. Let’s check system requirement on that OS which are you using.

System Requirements To Run Marshmallow On Windows:

• Microsoft Windows XP, Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 or 10
• RAM minimum : 2GB | Recommended : 4GB
• 1.5 GB HDD space
• Java Development Kit JDK
• Intel Core 2 Duo processor Or Higher.

Part 1: How to Set up and Install Android 6.0 SDK

If you already have the android studio or eclipse and want to direct download the Standalone SDK visit the Google Site and if you want to download SDK with Android Studio.

Step 1 First you need to Install JDK [Java Development Kit]. I am going to download JDK 7 you can download select as your system requirement 32bit or 64bit of your System.

Step 2 Install Android 6.0 SDK file you had downloaded.

Step 3 Choose Drive where you want to install the SDK. After Installing the SDK open it.

Step 4 Wait for the SDK load required Component and android all version tools, docs, example, build tool and image file of android version.

Step 5 Once all tools load complete then select what you want to download.

Step 6 Click on “Install packages…”. You will be prompted to confirm the packages you chose to install and you would have to agree to the License information to proceed.

Step 7 Click on the Install and now wait for the all the packages to download and install in your System.

When done with download you can see all selected packages mark with installed.

All the Above steps same for the Installing Android SDK 6.0 in Mac.

Part 2: How to Fix Errors if Failed to Install Android 6.0 SDK

Some of you get error while installing SDK. I had listed some of error's on installing SDK.

Some time might your SDK run and at a time closed SDK Windows so what you have to do ?

Step 1 Go to [sdk-folder]/tools folder (For me it was C:adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130522sdktools)

Step 2 In that you can find android.bat file. Right click on that and edit it with Notepad.

Step 3 In Notepad Find the line in the file  java_exe

Step 4 Now you have to edit the “set java_exe=” line to  set java_exe="C:Program FilesJavajre7binjava.exe"

Above Problem you can solve Other way 

1.User Variables helps to detect the Java Variable.

Step 1 Path:  C:Program Files/Javajdk1.7.0_07/bin

Step 2 - Right Click on My Computer goto Environment Variables

Create these two:

CLASSPATH %HOME_JAVA%jrelib

HOME_JAVA -> C:Program Files/Javajdk1.7.0_09

Part 3: Tips for install Android 6.0 SDK

1 - Use Android Studio for development of Android Apps Development.

2 - Your System RAM must be 4GB.

3 - Recommended your system have Graphics Card at least 2GB.

4 - Use Android SDK latest Packages for the Development

I recommend you to use Android Latest SDK for the Development. As we know Google always up to date Android version and this year Google launched Android N version for the Developer Preview on March 2016. All new Features from the Google may be Released on the Google I/O Event 2016 on May 18-20. Still we can do work on Apps development on Marshmallow 6.0.