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1 # Android Build Instructions	1 # Checking out and building Chromium for Android

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	3 There are instructions for other platforms linked from the

	4 [get the code](get_the_code.md) page.

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3 See also [the old version of this page](old_android_build_instructions.md).	6 See also [the old version of this page](old_android_build_instructions.md).

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	8 ## Instructions for Google Employees

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	10 Are you a Google employee? See

	11 [go/building-chrome](https://goto.google.com/building-chrome) instead.

5 Google employee? See [go/building-chrome](https://goto.google.com/building-chrom e) instead.	12 Google employee? See [go/building-chrome](https://goto.google.com/building-chrom e) instead.

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7 [TOC]	14 [TOC]

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9 ## System requirements	16 ## System requirements

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11 * A 64-bit Intel machine running Linux with at least 8GB of RAM. More	18 * A 64-bit Intel machine running Linux with at least 8GB of RAM. More

12 than 16GB is highly recommended.	19 than 16GB is highly recommended.

13 * At least 100GB of free disk space.	20 * At least 100GB of free disk space.

14 * You must have Git and Python installed already.	21 * You must have Git and Python installed already.

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115 ```shell	122 ```shell

116 $ sudo update-alternatives --config javac	123 $ sudo update-alternatives --config javac

117 $ sudo update-alternatives --config java	124 $ sudo update-alternatives --config java

118 $ sudo update-alternatives --config javaws	125 $ sudo update-alternatives --config javaws

119 $ sudo update-alternatives --config javap	126 $ sudo update-alternatives --config javap

120 $ sudo update-alternatives --config jar	127 $ sudo update-alternatives --config jar

121 $ sudo update-alternatives --config jarsigner	128 $ sudo update-alternatives --config jarsigner

122 ```	129 ```

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124 ## Setting up the Build	131 ## Setting up the build

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126 Chromium uses [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org) as its main build tool along	133 Chromium uses [Ninja](https://ninja-build.org) as its main build tool along

127 with a tool called [GN](../tools/gn/docs/quick_start.md) to generate `.ninja`	134 with a tool called [GN](../tools/gn/docs/quick_start.md) to generate `.ninja`

128 files. You can create any number of build directories with different	135 files. You can create any number of build directories with different

129 configurations. To create a build directory which builds Chrome for Android,	136 configurations. To create a build directory which builds Chrome for Android,

130 run:	137 run:

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132 ```shell	139 ```shell

133 $ gn gen '--args="target_os="android"' out/Default	140 $ gn gen '--args="target_os="android"' out/Default

134 ```	141 ```

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350 release of Chrome for Android (v25+) you can do the following steps.	357 release of Chrome for Android (v25+) you can do the following steps.

351 Note that in order to get your changes into the official release, you'll	358 Note that in order to get your changes into the official release, you'll

352 need to send your change for a codereview using the regular process for	359 need to send your change for a codereview using the regular process for

353 committing code to chromium.	360 committing code to chromium.

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355 1. Open Chrome on your Android device and visit chrome://version	362 1. Open Chrome on your Android device and visit chrome://version

356 2. Copy down the id listed next to "Build ID:"	363 2. Copy down the id listed next to "Build ID:"

357 3. Go to	364 3. Go to

358 [http://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-browser-components/BUILD\_ID\_FROM\_ST EP\_2/index.html](http://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-browser-components/BUILD_ ID_FROM_STEP_2/index.html)	365 [http://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-browser-components/BUILD\_ID\_FROM\_ST EP\_2/index.html](http://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-browser-components/BUILD_ ID_FROM_STEP_2/index.html)

359 4. Download the listed files and follow the steps in the README.	366 4. Download the listed files and follow the steps in the README.

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