Before You Begin

This section contains information and instructions you should review to ensure that your computer is set up properly for use with this book. We’ll post updates (if any) to the Before You Begin section on the book’s website:

www.deitel.com/books/AndroidFP/

Font and Naming Conventions

We use fonts to distinguish between on-screen components (such as menu names and menu items) and Java code or commands. Our convention is to show on-screen components in a sans-serif bold Helvetica font (for example, Project menu) and to show file names, Java code and commands in a sans-serif Lucida font (for example, the keyword public or class Activity).

Software and Hardware System Requirements

To develop Android apps you need a Windows®, Linux ...

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