Chapter 1. Setting Up and Configuring an Android Platform

This chapter will talk about installing the Android SDK on Windows and Mac OS X platforms. Further, the reader will find how to configure Unity 5 for Android devices. Also, in this chapter, we will explore the APK expansion files in Unity 5. In this chapter, the reader will build the Glow Hockey project (we will create this game in Unity 5 from scratch in the last chapter in this book) on an Android device. At the end of this chapter, the reader will explore the side-by-side comparisons of the Unity Pro and Unity Basic-specific features and rules.

The topics that will be covered in this chapter are as follows: