Android

The 'Android' Target

Monkey2 uses the android NDK (native development kit) to build android apps.

Setting up for Android development

1. Install Android Studio and make sure it works, ie: you can build and run one of the simple template projects on a device or emulator.
   Android Studio is available here: Android Studio.

2. Install the 'NDK' (native development kit) using Android Studio via 'SDK Manager->SDK Tools'.

3. Install the Android 7.0 (Nougat) SDK Platform (API Level 24) using Android Studio via 'SDK Manager'.

4. Edit your monkey2 bin/env_windows.txt file and change the ndk-bundle 'PATH' setting so it points to the NDK. Or, you can just add the ndk-bundle directory to your system PATH.
   Please note: Use the file bin/env_macos.txt on macOS and bin/env_linux.txt on Linux.

5. Fire up Ted2go and select 'Build -> Update/Rebuild Modules -> Android'.
   Alternatively you can (re-)build the android modules on the command-line:
   mx2cc makemods -clean -target=android -config=debug
mx2cc makemods -clean -target=android -config=release

Building an Android app

1. Build your app in Ted2go using 'Build -> Build Only' with 'Build Target -> Android' selected.

2. Open the generated Android Studio project (at myapp.products/Android) in Android Studio.

Attention

I recommend disabling the following Android Studio setting for Monkey2 development:
File -> Settings -> Build, Execution, Deployment -> Instant Run -> Enable Instant Run
With this enabled, Android Studio doesn't seem to notice when external project files change.