The installer is near automatic, Click Next a few times to complete it.

To set up Java is easy, just run the downloaded jdk-6u21-windows-* file to start the installer. Install The Java Runtime And Setup The Android SDK Step 1 – Java If you need help tracking down drivers specific to your device please leave a comment below or make a post in the groovy technical support forum. These drivers are specific to your phone, so if you are using a different device the above ones won’t work. Once the download is complete just run the Setup.exe file within the package to install the drivers on your computer. For Samsung Galaxy S users this is especially true, you will need to download the driver below.ĭownload USB Drivers for the Samsung Galaxy S – or – Download Here When you plug-in your phone it’s most likely that Windows won’t be able to automatically find the driver to make your computer recognize the device. Step 3 – Optional: Device drivers (For Samsung Galaxy S users only)

Download the Development Kits Step 1ĭownload the Android software development kit.ĭownload the Java SE software development kit.

Set up the USB drivers with your device.

Enable USB Debugging On Your Android Phone.

Setup the Android SDK and Install Java.

Download the Android SDK and Java SE SDK ( SDK = software development kit).

This is going to be a rather long guide ( possibly the longest on groovyPost!) so I’ll break it down into five different sections. The best part is using this method, you won’t need to transfer your images from your phone to your computer for blogging since your computer is what is capturing the images. Anyway, a lot of people have been asking about this including grooveDexter on his Samsung Galaxy S.įortunately, after playing around all hope is lost! There actually IS a way to take screenshots on an Android and this groovy guide will show you how in our typical step-by-step process. As a blogger, I was surprised when I couldn’t find a simple way to take screenshots on my new Android mobile phone especially since the process is so dead simple using an iPhone.

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