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I'm trying to get my feet wet with Android development. I downloaded Eclipse, and setup the ADT. When I create a project from existing source, I choose the demo projects (API Demo) and compile + run. The simulator pops up but I can't seem to find the API Demo application. How can I get this up and running?

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Look in the AndroidManifest.xml file in the project for activities that are marked as launch activities. They should have something like:

<activity . . .>
  <intent-filter . . . >
    <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
  </intent-filter>
</activity>

From there you should be able to see the name of the application as it will appear in the app list.

If there are none, than a runnable application won't be installed.

Mayra
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Is there anything in the output? The emulator can be flaky at times. Try closing the emulator and running it again, or go to the bin/ directory in the project and enter "adb install [packageName].apk" in the shell.

The output should tell you what's wrong when you try to run it. If the above doesn't work, please post the full output.

EboMike
+1  A: 

Resolved by running /tools/android and setting the base API to 2.2. APK installed fine after that

Sheehan Alam