Android-Tools
OBTAINING THE REQUIRED TOOLS
Now that you know what Android is and its feature set, you are probably anxious to get your hands dirty and start writing some applications! Before you write your first app, however, you need to download the required tools and SDKs.Android-Tools
For Android development, you can use a Mac, a Windows PC, or a Linux machine. All the tools needed are free and can be downloaded from the Web. Most of the examples provided in this book should work fine with the Android emulator, with the exception of a few examples that require access to the hardware.For this book, I will be using a Windows 7 computer to demonstrate all the code samples. If you are using a Mac or Linux computer, the screenshots should look similar; some minor differences may be present, but you should be able to follow along without problems.
So, let the fun begin!