How to Get Started With Android Development: 6 Steps

Android OS is becoming one of the largest OSs in mobile phones. So the scope of application development with android phones is becoming broader and broader with each passing day. This articles gives you a jump start in Android Development.
STEPS

1

INSTALL SDK. Install for your own Operating System.

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INSTALL ECLIPSE OR NETBEANS.

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PLUGINS: Download plugin for Eclipse: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ OR Download plugin for Netbeans: http://wiki.netbeans.org/IntroAndroidDevNetBeans#Installing_the_Android_plugins_for_NetBeans

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CREATE AN EMULATOR: Go to the path where you downloaded Android SK, launch SDK Manager and create an emulator. Tip: Recommended Android version 2.2

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TUTORIAL: This tutorial covers getting started with SDK, setting up eclipse and writing your first android program. http://www.vogella.de/articles/Android/article.html

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BUILDING APK: http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/building/index.html
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THINGS YOU\'LL NEED
Working knowledge of Java.