Getting Ready with Android Development, Installations and Configurations

JDK

• Go to http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html.
• Download JDK (I picked Windows x86)

Android SDK

• Go to http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
• Click on SDK from the menus
• Select your preferred SDK installer or zip files (I picked the zip file.. the executable file cannot detect the jdk on my pc.. the zip file does)

IDE - Eclipse

• Download your preferred IDE. (I picked the Eclipse classic from Eclipse Downloads)
• Extract the file to your preferred location.
• Start eclipse executable file and pick your workspace location.

Eclipse Android Development Tools (ADT) Plugins

• Start your Eclipse.
• Click Help -> Install new Software.
• Click Add. 
• In the Add Repository popup window, enter ADT plugin for the name and https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/ for the location
• Click Ok.
• Select the checkbox beside Developer Tools -> Next.
• A list of items to be installed is shown. Click each item to read the details below. Click Next.
• Read the license agreement then click Finish.
• I get a warning saying that the authenticity and validity of the software cannot be established. Click OK.
• Restart the Eclipse IDE after the installation has been completed.
• After the restart the next thing to do is to update ADT preferences of Eclipse to point to the Android SDK directory.
• Select Window -> Preferences.
• Select Android from the left panel.
• For the SDK Location, Browse and locate the location of your SDK directory.
• Click Apply -> Ok.

Sources: developer android

will be editing this later... :) 
publishing this for my friends who are just starting with Android application development (using Java programming language)

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