

Also, this allows you to share SDKs between multiple installations, and also place the tools like ADB on your path for easy use. I’m a big believer in understanding the way the underlying systems work, and installing this way is more work, but you are able to see how everything works together. Still, sometimes it is nice to be able to manually install everything, which brings me to this guide. 10.3 Rio’s installer (I use and recommend the EXE/web over the ISO, since it is faster and more flexible) does a fantastic job of installing and setting everything up for Android development, without requiring any manual steps.
