What you need to build mobile apps

  • A free Google Account
  • An Android mobile device (phone or tablet)
    • Android Operating System 2.3 ("Gingerbread") or higher
  • A computer with one of the operating systems listed:
    • Macintosh (with Intel processor): Mac OS X 10.5 or higher
    • Windows: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, 8, or 10
    • GNU/Linux: Ubuntu 8 or higher, Debian 5 or higher
  • A web browser:
    • Mozilla Firefox 3.6 or higher (Note: If you are using Firefox with the NoScript extension, you'll need to turn the extension off. See the note on the troubleshooting page.)
    • Apple Safari 5.0 or higher
    • Google Chrome 4.0 or higher
    • Microsoft Internet Explorer is not supported. Windows users should use Chrome or Firefox

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