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# Android Environment Setup  First, you can start Android application development on the following operating systems: * Microsoft Windows XP or higher. * Mac OS X 10.5.8 or higher with Intel chip. * Linux system with GNU C library 2.7 or higher. Second, all tools required for developing Android applications are free and can be downloaded from the internet. The following is the list of software needed to start developing Android applications. * Java JDK5 or later * Android SDK * Java Runtime Environment (JRE) * Android Studio * (Optional) Eclipse IDE for Java developers * (Optional) Android Development Tools (ADT) Eclipse plugin The last two components are optional. If working on a Windows machine, these components will facilitate the development of Java-based applications. Therefore, let's look at how to set up the required environment. ## Install Java Development Kit (JDK) You can download the latest version of Java from Oracle's Java website: (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html). Find the installation instructions in the downloaded file and follow the given instructions to install and configure the settings. Finally, set the PATH and JAVA_HOME environment variables to point to