Summary

This chapter covered the following topics to get you set up for Android development:

  • Downloading and installing the JDK, Eclipse, and the Android SDK
  • How to modify your PATH variable and launch a tools window
  • Installing the Android Development Tools (ADT), and how to update them if you have an older version
  • Fundamental concepts of views, activities, fragments, intents, content providers, services, and the AndroidManifest.xml file
  • Android Virtual Devices (AVDs), which can be used to test apps when you don't have a device (or the particular device you want to test with)
  • Building a “Hello World!” app and deploying it to an emulator
  • The basic requirements to initialize any application (project name, Android target, application name, package ...

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