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 === Prerequisites ===
-As Fennec requires an ARMv7 architecture, we need an AVD (Android Virtual Device) that has the ''armeabi-v7'' CPU ABI. Such a device definition and images are only included in the newest SDK (at least revision 15). To ensure you have all the required software:
+As Fennec requires an ARMv7 architecture, we need an AVD (Android Virtual Device) that has the ''armeabi-v7'' CPU ABI and GPU emulation. Such a device definition and images are only included in the newest SDK (at least revision 17 with Platform API 15r3). To ensure you have all the required software:
 # install an [http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html Android SDK] if you don't have one yet.  (On OSX, ''install'' is just "download and unzip it somewhere").
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 * Check 'Android SDK Tools' and 'Android SDK Platform-tools' are installed and up to date
-* In your packages list, you should then have an entry "Android 4.0 (API 14)". Check this category and install all packages.
+* In your packages list, you should then have an entry "Android 4.1 (API 16)". Check this category and install all packages.
 * Read about using the [http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/devices/emulator.html Android emulator] and how to [http://developer.android.com/guide/developing/tools/emulator.html launch] the emulator.