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Expand Up @@ -69,23 +69,14 @@ You can install and run the NativeScript CLI on Windows or OS X.
> On Windows systems, you can develop, build, and deploy NativeScript projects that target Android.
* Windows Vista or later
* The latest Node.js [0.10.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.10.x/), [0.12.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.12.x/) or [4.2.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/) stable official release
* The latest Node.js [0.10.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.10.x/), [0.12.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.12.x/), [4.2.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/) or [5.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/) stable official release
* (Optional) [Chocolatey][Chocolatey]
* [JDK 8][JDK 8] or a later stable official release
* [Android SDK 22][Android SDK 22] or a later stable official release
* [Android SDK Build-tools 22.0.0][Android SDK Build-tools 22.0.0] or a later stable official release
* [Android Support Repository][Android Support Repository]
* (Optional) [Genymotion][Genymotion]

If you want to develop for Android, verify that you have added the following paths in the `PATH` system environment variable.

```
Path to tools directory in the Android SDK installation folder
Path to platform-tools directory in the Android SDK installation folder
```

For example: PATH=...;...;C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools;C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools;

If you have installed Chocolatey, you can complete these steps to set up JDK, and Android SDK.

1. Run a Windows command prompt.
Expand All @@ -97,7 +88,7 @@ If you have installed Chocolatey, you can complete these steps to set up JDK, an
1. If not present, create the following environment variables.

```
JAVA_HOME=Path to the jdk* install folder
JAVA_HOME=Path to the jdk* install directory
```

For example: JAVA_HOME=C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_66
Expand All @@ -107,19 +98,14 @@ If you have installed Chocolatey, you can complete these steps to set up JDK, an
```

For example: ANDROID_HOME=C:\Android\android-sdk

> NOTE: This is the directory that contains `tools` and `platform-tools` directories.
1. To install the Android SDK, run the following command.

```Shell
choco install android-sdk
```
1. If not present, add the following file path to the `PATH` system environment variable.

```
Path to tools directory in the Android SDK installation folder
Path to platform-tools directory in the Android SDK installation folder
```

For example: PATH=...;...;C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\tools;C:\Users\MyUser\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools
1. To update the Android SDK to 22 or later, run the following command.

```Shell
Expand All @@ -139,7 +125,7 @@ android update sdk --filter tools,platform-tools,android-22,build-tools-22.0.1,s
> On OS X systems, you can develop, build, and deploy NativeScript projects that target iOS and Android.
* OS X Mavericks
* The latest Node.js [0.10.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.10.x/) or [0.12.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.12.x/), or [4.2.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/) stable official release
* The latest Node.js [0.10.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.10.x/), [0.12.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.12.x/), [4.2.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/) or [5.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/) stable official release
* For iOS development
* [Latest Xcode][12]
* [Xcode command-line tools][12]
Expand All @@ -151,22 +137,10 @@ android update sdk --filter tools,platform-tools,android-22,build-tools-22.0.1,s
* [Android Support Repository][Android Support Repository]
* (Optional) [Genymotion][Genymotion]

If you want to develop for Android, verify that you have added the following paths in your `PATH` in `~/.bash_profile`.

```
Path to the tools subdirectory in the Android SDK installation directory
Path to the platform-tools subdirectory in the Android SDK installation directory
```

For example:
```
export PATH=${PATH}:/Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/tools:/Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/platform-tools
```

If not present, create the following environment variables.

```
JAVA_HOME=Path to the jdk* install folder
JAVA_HOME=Path to the jdk* install directory
```

For example: JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java
Expand All @@ -175,7 +149,9 @@ For example: JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java
ANDROID_HOME=Path to Android installation directory
```

For example: ANDROID_HOME=/Applications/Android\ Studio.app/sdk/
For example: ANDROID_HOME=/usr/local/Cellar/android-sdk/24/

> NOTE: This is the directory that contains `tools` and `platform-tools` directories.
You can install the required Android tools with the following command:

Expand All @@ -188,7 +164,7 @@ echo yes | android update sdk --filter tools,platform-tools,android-22,build-too
> On Linux systems, you can develop, build, and deploy NativeScript projects that target Android.
* Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
* The latest Node.js [0.10.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.10.x/) or [0.12.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.12.x/), or [4.2.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/) stable official release
* The latest Node.js [0.10.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.10.x/), [0.12.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v0.12.x/), [4.2.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/) or [5.x](https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/) stable official release

> **TIP:** You can follow the instructions provided [here](https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager) to install Node.js on your system.

Expand All @@ -209,22 +185,10 @@ echo yes | android update sdk --filter tools,platform-tools,android-22,build-too
* [Android Support Repository][Android Support Repository]
* (Optional) [Genymotion][Genymotion]

Verify that you have added the following paths in your `PATH`.

```
Path to the tools subdirectory in the Android SDK installation directory
Path to the platform-tools subdirectory in the Android SDK installation directory
```

For example:
```
export PATH=${PATH}:/home/user/android-sdk/tools:/home/user/android-sdk/platform-tools
```

If not present, create the following environment variables.

```
JAVA_HOME=Path to the jdk* install folder
JAVA_HOME=Path to the jdk* install directory
```

For example: JAVA_HOME=/usr/bin/java
Expand All @@ -235,6 +199,8 @@ ANDROID_HOME=Path to Android installation directory

For example: ANDROID_HOME=/home/user/android-sdk

> NOTE: This is the directory that contains `tools` and `platform-tools` directories.
You can install required Android Tools with the following command.

```Shell
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