02 - Android Studio tools - Windows - Android
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update 29 aug 2024
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Android Studio provides several tools needed in Greenspector Studio, as:
Android Debug Bridge (ADB) and Android Asset Packaging Tool (AAPT) to establish communication between mobile device and computer
UiAutomatorViewer allows to analyse an Android view on a connected device. These information show what Greenspector Studio sees and are useful to create automated users journeys.
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Installation
Download the last version on Android website:
Choose
Download Android Studio [Version]
Scroll below and check
I have read and agree with the above terms and conditions
Click on
Download Android Studio [...] for Windows
The downloaded file has the format android-studio-[version_date]-windows.exe
.
Install Android Studio with default settings and launch it
Keep
Do not import settings
selected and press ok
We will now install only useful components. On the welcome wizard:
Click on
Next
and selectCustom
setupConfirm and accept all licences agreements
Uncheck the following components:
Performance (Intel HAXM)
Performance (Android Emulator hypervisor driver)
Android Virtual Device
Continue the installation
You should arrive on the welcome page. New components are now downloaded and installed. We need an extra item for UIAutomatorViewer:
Select
More actions
andSDK Manager
Choose
SDK Tools
and uncheckHide Obsolete Packages
Search for
Android SDK Tools (Obsolete) 26.1.1
and confirm installation
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Environment variables
Android Studio is now installed on computer. However, it’s not known by OS as environment variables: tools are launchable only in their installation folder, which isn’t practical for Greenspector Studio uses.
In Start Menu, launch Run (hotkey
Windows
+R
) and type%LocalAppData%
Browse in
Android
andSdk
folder
We will now verify if we have every tools we need:
Check for presence of
aapt
in folderbuild-tools/35.0.0
Check for presence of
adb
in folderplatform-tools
Check for presence of
uiautomatorviewer
in foldertools/bin
Please note build-tools version number for a further step.
These tools are now installed, but they are not yet ready to be executed everywhere in the system. We will add their location to the PATH
to indicate to our system where they are.
In Start Menu, launch Run again (hotkey
Windows
+R
) and typeSystemPropertiesAdvanced
Select
Environment Variables...
In section
User variables for [USER]
, add variables withNew...
Please do not edit System variables
Variable name: | Variable value: |
---|---|
|
|
|
|
Still in section
User variables for [USER]
, select linePath
and click onEdit...
With
New
, add the following lines, one by one
%ANDROID_HOME%\build-tools\35.0.0
%ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools
%JAVA_HOME%\bin
Please report the version number previously noted for build-tools
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Verification
Once environments variables are set, new tools can be tested from everywhere:
Open a new terminal, in Start Menu with
command prompt
or in Run (Windows
+R
) withcmd
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Test
adb
with the following command:
adb --version
You should see the following result:
Test
aapt
with the following command:
aapt v
You should see the following result:
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UIAutomatorViewer
Check your java version with the following command:
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Method 1: Launch UIAutomatorViewer without installing Java 1.8
Use the following command to launch UIAutomatorViewer:
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Method 2: Launch UIAutomatorViewer with Java 1.8
Install Java 1.8 by getting it on the Oracle website. You need to create an account.
Launch UIAutomatorViewer with the following command:
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The following program appears:
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