Android Programming using NetBeans IDE

Download and install Java SE 7 from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html

Download and install NetBeans IDE 7 from https://netbeans.org/downloads/7.4/

Download and unzip stand-alone Android SDK Tools (android-sdk_r23.0.2-windows.zip) for an existing IDE from http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html to the C drive. The extracted folder name should be "android-sdk-windows"

Open the "SDK Manager.exe" at C:\android-sdk-windows\SDK Manager.exe
Tick the box beside the package name "Android 4.1.2 (API 16)"
Tick also "Intel x86 Emulator Accelerator (HAXM) installer" package under Extras node
HAXM = Android Hardware Accelerated eXecution Manager for Intel processor
Click on the "Install anInteger packages..." button
Wait until all the ticked packages are finished installing

Restart PC. Press F10 or delete key to enter BIOS to enable Virtualization Technology which is normally under System Configuration section
Double-click on
"C:\android-sdk-windows\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\intelhaxm.exe" file to install Intel HAXM
HAXM speeds up the slow Android emulator on Intel machine

On the Android SDK Manager window:
- click on SDK Manager Menu > Tool > Manage AVDs...
- create a new Android Virtual Device Manager (AVD)
--- AVD Name: avdAndroid_4_1_2
--- Device: Nexus 4 (4.7", 768 x 1280: xhdpi)
--- Target: Android 4.1.2 – API Level 16
--- CPU/ABI: ARM (armeabi-v7a)
--- By default, let the box beside the "Hardware keyboard present" ticked
--- Skin: Skin with dynamic hardware controls
--- Click the OK button
--- At top right corner, click 'x' icon to close "Manage AVDs..." window
- At top right corner, click 'x' icon to close the Android SDK Manager window

Open NetBeans IDE
Click on Menu > Tools > Plugins > Settings tab
Click Add button to add new url to the Update Center
Type: Provider Name: nbandroid
Type: URL: http://nbandroid.org/updates/updates.xml
Click OK button
Select "Available Plugins" tab
Tick the "Android" box
Click on Install button to install this nbandroid plugin
After "Android" plugin installed, click Close button

NetBeans IDE Menu > Tools > Options > Miscellaneous toolbar icon > Android tab
SDK Location: C:\android-sdk-windows (use Browse button)
Click OK button

NetBeans IDE Menu > File > New Project > Android > Android Project
Click "Next >" button
Project Name: AndroidApplication1
Package Name: com.mycompanyname
Activity Name: MainActivity
Target Platform: select: Target Name: Android 4.1.2
Click Finish button

Clean and build the Android project

Run the Android project
Wait for some minutes until you get the "MainActivity" app icon on the emulator menu screen

Note that, you do not need to close the avdAndroid_4_1_2 Android Emulator window once it is opened

Edit the Android source code to meet your requirements
If you don't have any clue, try to edit the file text in the "AndroidApplication1\Resources\layout\main.xml"

Right-click on the AndroidApplication1 project name, select Run again to execute this app