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<h1>Welcome to the Android SDK!</h1>

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  <h2>Get Started</h2>
  <ul>
    <li>Create a <a href="{@docRoot}resources/tutorials/hello-world.html">Hello World</a>
application</li>
    <li>Read <a href="{@docRoot}resources/browser.html?tag=sample">Sample Code</a>,
especially <a href="{@docRoot}resources/samples/ApiDemos/index.html">API Demos</a></li>
    <li>Read the <a href="{@docRoot}guide/topics/fundamentals/index.html">Application
Fundamentals</a></li>
    <li>Read the <a href="{@docRoot}guide/developing/index.html">Overview</a> for using the SDK
tools</li>
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<h3>If you've downloaded the Android SDK for the first time</h3>

<p>Follow the guide to <a href="{@docRoot}sdk/installing.html">Installing the Android SDK</a>, which
will help you setup your development environment.</p>

<h3>If you've installed new SDK components using the SDK and AVD Manager</h3>

<p>There's no additional setup.</p>

<p>New Android platforms are saved in the <code>&lt;sdk>/platforms/</code> directory of
your existing SDK and new add-ons are saved in the <code>&lt;sdk>/add-ons/</code> directory.</p>


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<p><strong>Note:</strong> You are currently viewing the offline version of the Android developer
documentation. Because some features such as search and videos are network-based, not everything
will work if you are not connected to the Internet. Additionally, the online version may contain
more recently updated documents.</p>

<p>For the latest documentation, please visit
<b><a href="http://developer.android.com">developer.android.com</a></b>.
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