Due to the huge variety of html5 engines and the technical differences that may exist in each type of project, this guide will focus only on the basics needed to create an android version of an html5 game. Other customization aspects will also not be covered here.
The information contained here is intended for Windows users, but can also be applied to other platforms with some adaptations.
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4. Open Android SDK Manager ("SDK Manager.exe" which is inside the folder where you installed the Android SDK), update the "Android SDK Tools" component and install the "Android SDK Platform-tools" and "Android SDK Build-tools" components that appear in the Tools section. Then install the components "SDK Platform" and "Sources for Android SDK" inside the sections "Android 8.1.0 (API 27)" and "Android 7.1.1 (API 25)"
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6. Create the following environment variables:
And add the following content to the PATH variable:
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7. Open Node.js command prompt (C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\nodejs\nodevars.bat") And run the following commands:
8. Keep Node.js command prompt open and copy the contents of your game (index.html etc) to C:\html5games\gamename\www .
9. Run the following command on Node.js command prompt:
After a few minutes, the apk file can be found at C:\html5games\gamename\platforms\android\app\build\outputs\apk\debug .
The information contained here is intended for Windows users, but can also be applied to other platforms with some adaptations.
1. Install
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.4. Open Android SDK Manager ("SDK Manager.exe" which is inside the folder where you installed the Android SDK), update the "Android SDK Tools" component and install the "Android SDK Platform-tools" and "Android SDK Build-tools" components that appear in the Tools section. Then install the components "SDK Platform" and "Sources for Android SDK" inside the sections "Android 8.1.0 (API 27)" and "Android 7.1.1 (API 25)"
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. Unzip them in C:\ .6. Create the following environment variables:
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name: ANDROID_HOME
value: "Insert Android SDK path"
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name: ANT_HOME
value: "Insert Ant path"
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name: GRADLE_HOME
value: "Insert Gradle path"
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%ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools;%ANDROID_HOME%\tools;%ANT_HOME%\bin;%GRADLE_HOME%\bin;
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.7. Open Node.js command prompt (C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe /k "C:\Program Files\nodejs\nodevars.bat") And run the following commands:
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npm install –g cordova
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cd \
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mkdir html5games
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cd html5games
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cordova create gamename random.gamename gamename
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cd gamename
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cordova platforms add android8. Keep Node.js command prompt open and copy the contents of your game (index.html etc) to C:\html5games\gamename\www .
9. Run the following command on Node.js command prompt:
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cordova build androidAfter a few minutes, the apk file can be found at C:\html5games\gamename\platforms\android\app\build\outputs\apk\debug .
