Corona Enterprise — Android Setup

This guide will walk you through setting up your native development environment such that it's optimized for integration with Corona Enterprise.

Installing Java

Android development is done using the Java programming language. Please install Java Development Kit 7 as follows:

  1. On Oracle's download page, find the latest version of Java SE Development Kit 7. Accept the license agreement for the desired version and download the .dmg for Mac OS X x64.

  2. Once downloaded, open the .dmg file and follow the install instructions.

Installing Android Studio

After installing Java, you should install and use Android Studio for development. Android Studio is the official IDE for Android development and it has several advantages over the previous IDE and build system for Android development; you can read more details here.

  1. Download Android Studio here. On the download page, simply click the Download button, accept the terms and conditions, and click Download again.

  2. While the Android Studio download completes, you'll be redirected to the installation page. Assuming that Java has already been installed using the instructions above, you can ignore the portion about javac -version and proceed.

  3. Once you get to the Setup Wizard, we recommend you do the "Standard" installation which will give you the latest Android SDK, Build, Platform Tools, API Levels, emulator instances, and Android source code. If you don't wish to install some of these components, you can do a "Custom" installation and configure the environment however you like.

  4. Once Android Studio is installed and you're presented with the welcome screen, select Configure in the lower-right corner and then SDK Manager. From this screen, click the Launch Standalone SDK Manager link. The specific components to be installed are detailed in the Android SDK Manager guide.