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What You Need
To follow along with this book, you’ll need the following:
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Android device: You’ll need a device to test out the book examples. You can either use an emulator (AVD) or a real device.
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Kotlin 1.6 or later: This book uses Kotlin 1.6 throughout. The materials may work with older Kotlin versions, but they aren’t tested.
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Android Studio 2021.2.1 or later: As Android Studio is the main tool for Android app development, you’ll need to install AS Chipmunk or a newer version on your machine to try out the book examples. Download the latest version from the Android developer site: https://developer.android.com/studio.
The code covered in this book depends on Android 12, Kotlin 1.6 and Android Studio 2021.2.1 — you may experience issues if you try to work with older versions.