Which Eclipse version should I use for an Android app?

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Imrul.H picture Imrul.H · Sep 25, 2010 · Viewed 189.5k times · Source

I am starting to develop Android applications. Which version of Eclipse should I use?

I see there are 11 versions. I am confused with these:

  1. Eclipse IDE for Java Developers
  2. Eclipse Classic 3.6.1
  3. Eclipse IDE for Java EE Developers
  4. Pulsar for Mobile Developers

Answer

Jeff Axelrod picture Jeff Axelrod · Sep 25, 2010

Update July 2017:

From ADT Plugin page, the question must be unasked:

The Eclipse ADT plugin is no longer supported, as per this announcement in June 2015.

The Eclipse ADT plugin has many known bugs and potential security bugs that will not be fixed.

You should immediately switch to use Android Studio, the official IDE for Android. For help transitioning your projects, read Migrate to Android Studio.

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