Android application development is compatible with almost all operating systems including Windows, macOS, and Linux. And the tools that you need for android development are available online for free. So that you can simply download them and start android development.
The software that you need to download to start Android application programming is as:
- Android Studio Development kit
- Java JDK5 or later version
For the Android application development environment, first, we are going to set up JDK on our systems:
The latest version of Java JDK can be downloaded from the link given below:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html
You will also find the download and installation guide on their official platform. After installation, you need to set the PATH and environment variables for JAVA_HOME.
For Windows users, you have to open the C:/autoexec.bat file and then put the instructions in that file:
set PATH = C:\jdk19.0.1\bin:$PATH%
set JAVA_HOME = C:\jdk19.0.1
Make sure you are using the exact same name as the installed JDK file in your C drive.
For Linux users, if the Java SDK is installed in /user/local/jdk19.0.1 and you are using C shell for setting environment variable and path, then you can put the following code in your ‘.cshrc’ file:
setenv PATH /user/local/jdk19.0.1/bin:$PATH
setenv JAVA_HOME /user/local/jdk19.0.1
For Android Studio setup, you can simply download Android Studio from the given link below: