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:

and scroll down to the SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS heading. We developed the apps in this book using the following software:

• Java SE 7 Software Development Kit

• Android SDK/ADT Bundle based on the Eclipse IDE

• Android SDK versions 4.3 and 4.4

You’ll see how to obtain each of these in the next sections.

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