What is required to develop apps for Android mobiles

[techtata]

Hi Friends, I have Win 7 Home Basic 64 bit OS. I want to learn develop some very basic apps for Android mobile, but I have a little confusion as to what I need to download to do so. Do I need only the Eclipse IDE or JDK, JRE and ADT. I am not really sure. Can you please guide me to the right steps that tell me which of the above I need to download and install? Please give me links to some good set up guides. Video tutorials are most welcome.Thanks a lot.

 

[Sushubh]

start from here http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html

 

[rvisharma]

Here is a nice video tutorials from 'thenewboston' website - http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=6If you are beginner in java too, then you can first understand the basic of java programming. Here - http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=31Do have any previous programming experience in any other language? because it might help in learning process.

 

[techtata]

Here is a nice video tutorials from 'thenewboston' website - http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=6 If you are beginner in java too, then you can first understand the basic of java programming. Here - http://thenewboston.org/list.php?cat=31 Do have any previous programming experience in any other language? because it might help in learning process.

Thanks a lot for the video links. I have seen these videos on YouTube as well. They are really nice. Here they are.
https://www.youtube.com/user/thenewboston/videos?flow=list&view=1&sort=dd
Yes, I have done some basic programming in C and PHP and I am eager to develop some really basic apps for Android mobile of mine that I am planning to purchase soon. The only reason I want to learn Android app development is that I want to see if I can do it without anybody's help. It is not going to be easy, but I must try.
I have a few queries though before I start, so please help me.
I want to know whether I will be able to do Android app development in Win 7 Home Basic 64+ bit OS with 4GB RAM on my laptop. Or do I need only a certain version of Win 7?
I am a little confused as to what I really need to install. Do I need to download and install all of the followings separately?
Java JDK
JRE
Eclipse IDE
ADT (Android Developer Tools)
Android SDK
Or I should just download the Android SDK (not sure if it contains all the things I have mentioned above) as indicated by chromaniac?
Thanks.

 

[rvisharma]

I want to know whether I will be able to do Android app development in Win 7 Home Basic 64+ bit OS with 4GB RAM on my laptop. Or do I need only a certain version of Win 7?

No problem with your version, will work.

I am a little confused as to what I really need to install. Do I need to download and install all of the followings separately?

Java JDK
JRE
Eclipse IDE
ADT (Android Developer Tools)
Android SDK

Or I should just download the Android SDK (not sure if it contains all the things I have mentioned above) as indicated by chromaniac?

You need all of them, but don't get confused. Start by the very first number of Tutorials and start installing as it mentioned , it will guide you from very first basics.