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Chapter 1
Getting Started
WHAT'S IN THIS CHAPTER?
• System requirements for Android Studio
• Java installation instructions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux
• Android Studio installation instructions for Microsoft Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux
In this chapter you get started with setting up your development environment so you can start Android development with Android Studio. To that end, this chapter covers the basic installation instructions for Android Studio and its system requirements.
Although the Android operating system is based on Linux, the Android SDK and tools are available for all major operating systems, so you can set up your development environment for the operating system you are working with. Throughout this book we use Mac OS as the main environment; however, we cover Linux and Windows setup as well.
To use Android Studio, your development system must meet the minimum system requirements. This section lists the minimum requirements for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux.
Microsoft Windows
• Microsoft Windows 10/8/7/Vista/2003 (32 or 64 bit)
• 2GB RAM minimum, 4GB RAM recommended
• 400MB hard disk space
• At least 1GB for Android SDK, emulator system images, and caches
• 1280 × 800 minimum screen resolution
• Java Runtime Environment (JRE) 6 or higher
• Java Development Kit (JDK) 7
• Optional for accelerated emulator: Intel processor with support for Intel VT-x, Intel EM64T (Intel 64), and Execute Disable (XD) Bit functionality
Mac OS X
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