Problem With Getting Started

Have you created an emulator:
Hello world - Installing Android Emulator

Also try searching for the program:

MoboRobo

It's pretty good at finding drivers for your device so that you can access it over the Android Debugging Bridge via the USB cable.

Your problem is usually because you don't have the correct USB drivers installed.

Oh, sorry if that was me causing the thread to be moved

I have a chinese tablet and couldn't get the ADB to see it until I installed that program which I admit has a lot to do with purchasing stuff, I only use it for the drivers though, never paid anything.

I did at one point manage to install a driver so that the ADB could see my tablet but it seems to have uninstalled itself somehow.

I hope the makers of the tablet will eventually come with some new drivers for it.

If I find a new source for USB drivers I'll let you know.

Not Sure what to Do

Erel said:

Have you created an emulator:
Hello world - Installing Android Emulator

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I followed that link originally to when setting things up, but am still unable to see where you set up an Emulator that runs under W7

(I downloaded b4a_bridge.apk but am at a loss as to what to do with this - is it to be placed in a specific location ?)

Appreciate your interest

About B4A-Bridge you can see this (new) video tutorial: Basic4android - Getting started - YouTube

Creating an emulator is done by starting AVD Manager (Tools - Run AVD Manager). And from there you should create a new AVD.

B4ABridge Settings

I have now created an emulator which has a green tick next to it

As before, I am told to set up/select the B4Bridge

The options are

1) Connect - Bluetooth (I dont have bluetooth)
2) Connect - Wireless (I Dont have a wireless requirement as I want to run off an emulator which has a nice Green tick next to it)

I am running on Windows 7

Neither 1 NOR 2 want to work for me


APOLOGIES APOLOGIES APOLOGIES

I think I have something !!!!

Running AVG Manager I was able to get the Emulator to show on the screen and I am now able to run the template program (which does nothing other than tell me that I now have something which just may work)

No doubt I'll be back with more basic questions but in the mean time, I am getting a smile on my face !

Thanks again

If you set up an emulator then first you need to run it, it can take ages to start up.

When it is running merely clicking on the Run button (the blue triangle button) in B4a should be enough, if you have more than one device running, be it virtual or actual device then you should be presented with a dialog that asks you which device you'd like to install on to.

I did also mean to mention, I hope its ok to mention here, someone found something called 'BlueStacks' which is a PC app that runs Android programs and you can install to that too.

Do you have a physical Android device?

Some things are best tried out on real devices.

Everything you need to know about virtual devices (the emulator) is covered very well in Klaus's excellent Beginners Guide.