Install and prepare Android Studio

To use Android Auto on a PC we will use the official Google tools, so you must have Android Studio installed. To install Android Studio I recommend you to follow Osrardar’s tutorials:

How to install Android Studio

Although it may seem contradictory, you don’t need to install the Android Studio emulator, because this type of emulation works differently. Once you have Android Studio installed, you need to open the SDK manager (Tools > SDK Manager menu) and go to the SDK Tools tab. There, you need to check the Android Auto Desktop Head Unit Emulator box and click OK to download and install it.

Connect your phone to the PC using ADB

In this case, it will not be necessary to download any additional components since Android Studio includes the necessary components to make possible the connection through ADB. If it fails, we recommend that you verify that the drivers are installed correctly, although it is not necessary nowadays.
Follow the steps below to connect your phone:

• Enable Developer Options in Android (Go to Settings>About phone, and tap five times on the build number).
• Enable USB debugging in the developer options.
• Connect the phone to the PC with a cable
• Allow USB debugging from your PC

Then you will need to go to the path “C:\Users/User/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk/platform-tools” on your PC, changing the user to your Windows user name. Once you are in this path, in the Windows File Explorer search bar type “cmd” and press the Enter key.

After that, type the following command:

adb devices


If everything went well, you will see a single device and next to it the word device. Note that the device name is a code that does not mean anything.

Enable Android Auto development options

The normal version of Android Auto can be found in the system settings of your phone from Android 10 or higher, as it is part of Android. Use the search engine in the settings at the top if you can’t find it.

First step

Once you have entered the Android Auto section, tap several times on the version. Then tap ten times on the version information until a prompt tells you that developer options have been enabled.

Second step

Then, from the Android Auto menu, choose the “Start head unit server” option.

Connect your phone to Android Auto

To get started, connect your phone to your PC using a USB cable.
You will then need to enter an ADB command so that the server you just activated and the emulator on the PC can understand each other. Then go back on your PC to the “platform-tools” folder which is located in the following path: “C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\platform-tools”, changing user to your Windows username. Once you are in this path, in the Windows Explorer search bar type “cmd” and press the Enter key.
Then, type this command:

adb forward tcp:5277 tcp:5277

Now it is time to open the screen emulator for Windows. You do not need to start it from the command line, but you can double-click the desktop-head-unit.exe file. The Android Studio SDK manager normally installs it in path C:\Users/User/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk/Extras/Google/Auto.

Conclusion

When you are done, you can finally have your own Android Auto on Windows. The system perfectly emulates how Android Auto works with a phone connected to a compatible car, so you’ll be able to try out the vast majority of features. Thanks for reading us. Bye-bye!

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Android Studio is the official IDE for the development of applications for the Android operating system. Android is present in most cell phones in the world. That’s why developers create their applications for Android, because they know it will be used by millions.

With this in mind, I’ll show you how to install Android Studio on Ubuntu 18.04 and Ubuntu 18.10.

0. Prerequisites

The process is simple, however, it is good to keep in mind that it requires some handling of the terminal and its terminology.

On the other hand, you need a user who has enabled the use of sudo for terminal commands.

Finally you need a computer with Ubuntu 18.04 or Ubuntu 18.10 (BETA) installed. Obvious.

1. Installing Java from Oracle

Android Studio requires java for its operation and therefore I recommend that you install the official version of Java 8. Java 8 is the version that best supports Android Studio and also thanks to Webupd8 ppa installation becomes very simple.

First, open a terminal and run:

:~$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:webupd8team/java

Next:

:~$ sudo apt-get install oracle-java8-installer

During the process, you will be asked to accept Oracle’s license terms.

And to define this version of Java as the main one, install oracle-java8-set-default. Run:

:~$ sudo apt install oracle-java8-set-default

In this case it was installed by default.

Then, check the installed Java version.

As you can see, everything is going OK.

2. Install Android Studio

The easiest way to install Android Studio on Ubuntu is through a PPA. With this we make sure to install the latest version available and a simple way.

Open a terminal and run:

:~$ sudo apt-add-repository ppa:maarten-fonville/android-studio

Now, you can install it.

:~$ sudo apt install android-studio

The time it takes depends on your internet speed.

3. Complete the installation

At the end it is necessary to run the wizard to complete the installation. Run:

:~$ /opt/android-studio/bin/studio.sh

Next, you have to specify the type of installation.

In this screen you will be able to choose the theme that android studio will use.

Finally the download of all components will start.

And that’s it.

Conclusion

As you can see, the installation is simple and will depend on your internet connection to ensure that it is done in the shortest time possible.

Tell us, are you an Android developer? how is your experience with Android Studio?

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Today, we’ll be installing Android dev tools into our Linux system.

Prerequisites

Before installing the Android Studio, we have to make sure that JDK is installed in the system. Run the following command according to your Linux distro.

• Ubuntu

sudo apt install openjdk-11-jdk

• Debian

sudo apt-get install openjdk-8-jdk

• Fedora

sudo dnf install java-openjdk -y

• OpenSUSE

For getting OpenJDK, go to this link.

• Arch Linux

sudo pacman -S jdk10-openjdk

• Generic instruction

If your system was not in the list above, you have to manually install OpenJDK in your system. At first, download the latest OpenJDK TAR.GZ archive for Linux. Then, follow the instructions stated here.

Installing Android Studio

Download the latest Android Studio. It’s a large file and depending on your internet connection, the time may be long. Be patient, please!

After download is complete, fire up the terminal and start running the following commands –

cd ~/Downloads
unzip android-studio-ide-173.4907809-linux.zip

Now, the final installation process begins. Start Studio –

cd ~/Downloads/android-studio/bin
./studio.sh

At the first step, select “Do no import settings”.

Android Studio welcome page will open. Click “Next”.

You’ll have the option of choosing the installation type of Android Studio. I recommend going with “Standard” option. If you’re an expert, you can go ahead with the “Custom” option. In that case, you have to make sure that every component you’re picking is correct.

It’s time to choose the Studio theme. I prefer the “Dracula” theme, but choose whatever you like.

Now, verify all the settings you’ve chosen.

Studio will start downloading all the required components. Wait before it completes. The required packages are quite huge, to be honest.

After everything is complete, you’ll have the option to start the Studio. As it’s the first time, go ahead with the first option of creating a new Android Studio project.

Enjoy!

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