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gh-137242: Mention Android binary releases in documentation (#138305)
authorMalcolm Smith <smith@chaquo.com>
Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:25:30 +0000 (14:25 +0100)
committerGitHub <noreply@github.com>
Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:25:30 +0000 (13:25 +0000)
Adds a mention of binary releases to the Android documentation.

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Co-authored-by: Russell Keith-Magee <russell@keith-magee.com>
Co-authored-by: Adam Turner <9087854+AA-Turner@users.noreply.github.com>
Doc/using/android.rst

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@@ -40,8 +40,15 @@ If you're sure you want to do all of this manually, read on. You can use the
 :source:`testbed app <Android/testbed>` as a guide; each step below contains a
 link to the relevant file.
 
-* Build Python by following the instructions in :source:`Android/README.md`.
-  This will create the directory ``cross-build/HOST/prefix``.
+* First, acquire a build of Python for Android:
+
+  * The easiest way is to download an Android release from `python.org
+    <https://www.python.org/downloads/android/>`__. The ``prefix`` directory
+    mentioned below is at the top level of the package.
+
+  * Or if you want to build it yourself, follow the instructions in
+    :source:`Android/README.md`. The ``prefix`` directory will be created under
+    :samp:`cross-build/{HOST}`.
 
 * Add code to your :source:`build.gradle <Android/testbed/app/build.gradle.kts>`
   file to copy the following items into your project. All except your own Python