From the course: Android Studio Essential Training 2020
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Add executables to the system path
From the course: Android Studio Essential Training 2020
Add executables to the system path
- [Instructor] When you're using Android Studio for app development, there are times when you need to be able to use commands that are available as part of the SDK. I'll show you where these commands live. Go to where you installed the Android SDK. And from there to a directory named platform tools. The single most important command is called adb for Android Debug Bridge. This command is used to detect and set up physical devices, and for a lot of other tasks. Now, if you want to work on the command line, you could switch to this directory and always call the command from here, but that isn't very convenient. Instead, you'll want to add this directory to what's known as the system path. On Windows, you can do this by clicking the icon and that will turn this into the full path. Then I'll copy that path to my clipboard. Now, I'll go to the Start menu and I'll type Control Panel. And I'll open up the Control Panel Interface. In…
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System requirements1m 31s
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Install Android Studio on Windows2m 7s
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Install Android Studio on macOS1m 51s
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Set up the Android SDK2m 18s
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Add executables to the system path4m 34s
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Manage Android Studio updates2m 19s
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Update the Android SDK and tools2m 52s
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Create an Android Studio project3m 26s
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Explore a project's file structure3m 18s
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Import sample apps2m 38s
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