1 page.title=Building Your First App 2 page.metaDescription=If you're new to Android app development, this where you should begin. This series of lessons shows you how to create a new project, build a simple app, and run it on a device or emulator. 3 4 trainingnavtop=true 5 startpage=true 6 next.title=Creating an Android Project 7 next.link=creating-project.html 8 9 @jd:body 10 11 <div id="tb-wrapper"> 12 <div id="tb"> 13 14 <h2>Dependencies and prerequisites</h2> 15 16 <ul> 17 <li><a href="http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a></li> 18 <li><a href="{@docRoot}tools/sdk/eclipse-adt.html">ADT Plugin</a> 20.0.0 or higher 19 (if you're using Eclipse)</li> 20 </ul> 21 22 </div> 23 </div> 24 25 <p>Welcome to Android application development!</p> 26 27 <p>This class teaches you how to build your first Android app. Youll learn how to create an Android 28 project and run a debuggable version of the app. You'll also learn some fundamentals of Android app 29 design, including how to build a simple user interface and handle user input.</p> 30 31 <p>Before you start this class, be sure you have your development environment set up. You need 32 to:</p> 33 <ol> 34 <li>Download the Android SDK.</li> 35 <li>Install the ADT plugin for Eclipse (if youll use the Eclipse IDE).</li> 36 <li>Download the latest SDK tools and platforms using the SDK Manager.</li> 37 </ol> 38 39 <p>If you haven't already done these tasks, start by downloading the 40 <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/index.html">Android SDK</a> and following the install steps. 41 Once you've finished the setup, you're ready to begin this class.</p> 42 43 <p>This class uses a tutorial format that incrementally builds a small Android app that teaches 44 you some fundamental concepts about Android development, so it's important that you follow each 45 step.</p> 46 47 <p><strong><a href="creating-project.html">Start the first lesson ›</a></strong></p> 48 49
