Is JDK necessary for Android Studio?

The next piece of software for you to install is called Android Studio. This is an official text editor and integrated development environment (IDE) for developing Android apps. You must install Oracle JDK before installing Android Studio , so please don’t start this step until you have completed Step 1 above.

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Do I need Java for JDK?

JRE (Java Runtime), which include a Java Virtual Machine and core libraries, is needed for running Java programs. JDK (Java Development Kit), which includes JRE plus the development tools (such as compiler and debugger), is need for writing as well as running Java programs .

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