Time for action – starting an Android virtual device

You will have to do a little digging deep into the Android SDK folders to find the Android Virtual Device setup program, and you might well want to make a shortcut or alias to it for quicker access.

1. Navigate to the Android SDK tools folder, located at C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\ on Windows, and in your Documents:android-sdk-macosx:tools folder on Mac.

2. Open AVD Manager on Windows, or Android on Mac (it looks like a Unix executable - just double-click on it, and the application will open via a command-line window).

3. If you're on Mac, select Manage AVDs… from the Tools menu.

4. Select Tablet from the list of devices (there are only two when you have first installed the android SDK - you can add your own custom ones here as well).

5. Click on the Start button.

6. Sit patiently while the virtual device starts up!

7. Open LiveCode, and create a new Mainstack, and Save the stack to your hard drive.

8. Select File | Standalone Application Settings….

9. Click...