Android is Google'soft-discussed mobile, wireless, computer, and communications platform. You can take advantage of the powerful Eclipse environment to build Android applications using the Android Eclipse plug-in. This tutorial introduces Android application development with the Eclipse plug-in, otherwise known as Android Development Tools. The tutorial provides an introduction to Android development withaquick introduction to the platform, a tour of Android Development Tools, and includes the construction of two example applications. This tutorial introduces Android application development within the Eclipse environment, including the construction of two example applications. The first isa basic starter application, complete with all phases of building and debugging. The second application examines more complex features of Android, including contacts searching andGoogle Maps address lookup. To get the most from this tutorial, mobile-development experience is helpful, but not required. Java programming skills are required for Android applications, but are not an explicit requirement for this tutorial.