Before You Begin

In this section, you’ll set up your computer for use with this book. Google frequently updates the Android™ development tools, so before reading this section, check


http://www.deitel.com/books/AndroidHTP3

to see if we’ve posted an updated version of this Before You Begin section.

Software and Hardware System Requirements

To develop Android apps, you need a Windows®, Linux® or Mac® OS X® system. To view the latest operating-system requirements visit


http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html#Requirements

We developed the apps in this book using the following software:

  • Java SE Software Development Kit (JDK)

  • Android Studio 1.4 Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

  • Android 6 SDK (API 23)

You’ll see how to obtain each ...

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