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Commit 525a0859 authored by Andrew Solovay's avatar Andrew Solovay
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docs: Quick fixes for the M Preview "Setup SDK" page. 

Includes fixes to address comments made on http://ag/698181 after it
was submitted.

See first comment for doc stage location.

bug: 21478436
Change-Id: I7a5b0c183b000c8a5634fa8a22523b0519e5cafb
parent 1521c51c

docs/html/preview/setup-sdk.jd

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<h2 id="get-as13">Get Android Studio 1.3</h2>



<p>The Developer Preview requires Android Studio 1.3, which is in

preview status. You need

to install the preview version of Android Studio 1.3 to work with the Preview

SDK.</p>

<p>The Developer Preview is best used with Android Studio 1.3, which is in

preview status. It is highly recommended that you install the preview version of

Android Studio 1.3 to work with the Preview SDK.</p>



<p class="caution"><strong>Caution:</strong> The canary preview of Android

Studio 1.3 is still in active development. If you are using your primary development

machine to test the developer preview, you should create a second installation

machine to test the developer preview, you can create a second installation

of Android Studio to use for testing.</p>



<p>To install the Android Studio 1.3 preview:</p>
@@ -41,9 +40,15 @@ of Android Studio to use for testing.</p> 
  Studio</a>.

  </li>



  <li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> window by choosing <strong>File &gt;

  Settings</strong>. Choose the <strong>Appearance &amp; Behavior &gt; System

  Settings &gt; Updates</strong> panel.</li>

  <li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> window (on Windows, you can do this

  by choosing <strong>File &gt; Settings</strong>). Choose the

  <strong>Appearance &amp; Behavior &gt; System

  Settings &gt; Updates</strong> panel.



    <p class="aside">On OSX, you can find the <strong>Appearance &amp;

    Behavior</strong> panel

    in Android Studio's <strong>Preferences</strong> window.</p>

  </li>



  <li> On the <strong>Updates</strong> panel, choose the option

  <strong>Automatically check updates for: Canary Channel</strong>.
@@ -63,18 +68,24 @@ of Android Studio to use for testing.</p> 
  <li>Launch the Android Studio 1.3 preview.

  </li>



  <li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> window by choosing <strong>File &gt;

  Settings</strong>. Choose the <strong>Appearance &amp; Behavior &gt; System

  Settings &gt; Updates</strong> panel.</li>

  <li>Open the <strong>Settings</strong> window (on Windows, you can do this

  by choosing <strong>File &gt; Settings</strong>). Choose the

  <strong>Appearance &amp; Behavior &gt; System

  Settings &gt; Updates</strong> panel.



    <p class="aside">On OSX, you can find the <strong>Appearance &amp;

    Behavior</strong> panel

    in Android Studio's <strong>Preferences</strong> window.</p>

  </li>



  <li>On the <strong>Updates</strong> panel, choose the options

  <strong>Automatically check updates for: Canary Channel</strong> and

  <strong>Automatically check updates for Android SDK: Preview Channel</strong>.

  </li>



  <li>Click the <strong>Android SDK Manager</strong> button to launch the SDK

  Manager. (With Android Studio 1.3, the SDK Manager is integrated into Android

  Studio instead of being a standalone application.)

  <li>Launch the <strong>Android SDK Manager</strong>. (With Android Studio 1.3,

  the SDK Manager is integrated into Android Studio instead of being a

  standalone application.)

  </li>



  <li>Under the <strong>Platforms</strong> section, select <strong>Android MNC
@@ -124,7 +135,8 @@ of Android Studio to use for testing.</p> 


<ul>

  <li>Check <strong>Phone and Tablet</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select <strong>API 22+: Android M (Preview)</strong> in <strong>Minimum SDK</strong>.</li>

  <li>Select <strong>MNC: Android M (Preview)</strong> in <strong>Minimum

    SDK</strong>.</li>

</ul>
@@ -151,7 +163,7 @@ of Android Studio to use for testing.</p> 
  platform for testing. Otherwise, you can configure a virtual device for testing.

</p>



<h3 id="setup-device">Set up a Physical Device</h3>

<h3 id="setup-device">Set up a physical device</h3>



<p>

  If you have a Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or Android TV, you can install a preview
@@ -165,7 +177,7 @@ of Android Studio to use for testing.</p> 
  it</em>, so you should backup any data before installing a preview image.

</p>



<h3 id="setupAVD">Set up a Virtual Device</h3>

<h3 id="setupAVD">Set up a virtual device</h3>



<p>

  You can set up virtual device with the preview version of the platform from within Android Studio
@@ -182,9 +194,10 @@ of Android Studio to use for testing.</p> 
      <a href="{@docRoot}tools/devices/managing-avds.html">Managing AVDs with AVD

      Manager</a>. Use the following settings:

    <ul>

      <li><strong>Device:</strong> Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or Nexus Player</li>

      <li><strong>Device:</strong> Nexus 5, Nexus 6, Nexus 9, or Android TV</li>

      <li><strong>Target:</strong>

       Android M (Preview) - API Level M</li>

      <li><strong>ABI:</strong> x86</li>

    </ul>

  </li>

</ol>