Setting Up Android Environment, Source Code, and Tools Using Chinese Mirrors
Note: This post was written in 2015. Some mirror URLs may have changed or become unavailable. As of 2025, the recommended mirrors for Chinese developers are Tsinghua TUNA, USTC, and other university mirrors, or simply using Android Studio’s built-in SDK Manager. For developers behind the Great Firewall of China, accessing Google’s servers directly is slow or unreliable. This post covers mirror-based solutions for: Android SDK updates Android Studio downloads AOSP source code downloads Android NDK downloads ...