Reinstalling Android SDK (Xamarin / Visual Studio 2015) - android

The android-sdk install folder was corrupted during a failed update from the SDK Manager and needs to be reinstalled.
It is being used with the Xamarin Visual Studio 2015 plug in, and I'm not sure if it can be reinstalled "outside" of VS, or if there is an integrated tool that should be used.
As far as I can tell, the only hooks VS has into the SDK are the path references under Tools->Options->Xamarin->Android Settings.

You can define any Android SDK you'd like. So if you want to reinstall the Android SDK, it's as simple as deleting your current Android SDK and downloading it again and specifying the path in the Tools > Options > Xamarin > Android section.
Note: Just be cautious for other programs that might be using it such as other IDEs (Android Studio) and third party programs!

The Android SDK can be added/removed just like any other install-able component from the Modify dialog within the VS installer (JDK as well).
Manual modification is therefore somewhat of a hack now (that could lead to unforeseen consequences, which is what I'm trying to avoid).

You can only reinstall SDK, moving files for Android path.
Verify that the AVD can be run, before open Visual Studio.
Can you update version, is necessary to modify path references under Tools-> Options-> Xamarin-> Android Settings
Download: https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html#downloads

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Can Android Studio and Visual Studio safely share the same Android SDK?

I'm trying to free up some disk space and so would like one copy of the Android SDK only, aside from not wanting to maintain two of them. Currently I have one installed for each Android Studio and Visual Studio.
I noticed that there is now a separate, Xamarin specific Android SDK manager that Visual Studio uses in place of the one provided by the Android SDK itself.
Also, Visual Studio's Android NDK is located at "C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AndroidNDK". I don't recall installing it there specifically (probably used a default location), but suppose Android Studio could be pointed at it as well.
Can Android Studio and Visual Studio safely share the same Android SDK?
The answer is Yes, I have done this for a long time and it works fine.
In Visual Studio, Xamarin Android SDK default location is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk
C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\AndroidNDK64
In Android Studio, SDK default location is:
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk
C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\ndk-bundle
Use Visual Studio Android SDK only
You could refer to my answer:
Open Android Studio, go to File -> Project Structure
Change the SDK location to your Visual Studio SDK Location
a. Change it to Xamarin Android SDK Location: C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk
b. There is a problem when you change the SDK Location: cannot contain whitespace. You could open CMD as Administrator and type: mklink /J C:\Program-Files-(x86) "C:\Program Files (x86)", like this.
c. Then you could change the SDK Location, effect.
Use Android Studio Android SDK only
You just need change Xamarin Android settings as the above picture. You could find it in:
Tools -> Options -> Xamarin -> Android Setting
It is that new visual studio specific sdk manager I'm worried about.
As #Muhammad said, it won’t broke anything.
Yes, you can. There is no problem at all. You can specify custom SDK path in both Android studio and Visual studio.
Yes for sure, when install visual studio 2017 you can mark in sdk global in individual components tab, and at the end its a path you referring to it in visual studio and android studio.
If you talk about manage this sdk, visual studio 2015 and older versions of visual studio 2017 uses same android sdk manager but lately there is a new sdk manager related to visual studio only not shared between android studio and visually studio

Use Android Studio with existing Android SDK Tools

NOTICE: I found other questions and answers about the same issue, but the answers are for older versions of Android Studio, and I want confirmation if it still can work for the latest version of Android Studio (2.2.3.0 which was released on December 6, 2016)
I'm new to the Android development and I selected the IDE to use wrongly and before thinking and knowing which IDE to use.
So after this mistake, I must use Android Studio now to use the GRADLE libraries as Eclipse doesn't officialy support them (because Eclipse is now discontinued).
The Android Studio is 1.63 GB (including the Android SDK), while Android Studio is 417 MB (without the Android SDK).
I have Android SDK Tools R25.2.3 ( latest ) already downloaded, so I don't want to download the whole Studio + The Android SDK again.
Is it possible to download the Android Studio without the SDK, then link the SDK to the Studio manually?
I'd be very thankful if someone could help!
Yes it is possible , Studio and SDK can been seen as separate components and they can be linked by providing SDK path in the studio IDE or you can configure you SDK path thorough the setting menu shown at the start screen of android studio.
You can download the standalone IDE through Official Android Studio site.
Note : http://tools.android.com/ has dropped the support of providing separate SDK and IDE components but still IDE can be downloaded individually from Android Official Download Link
Steps to configure after download
1.) Download and Extract the IDE
2.) Find studio or studio64 exe and run the appropriate one in your OS
3.) When you start your studio , it will probably ask for SDK location through a prompt screen and provide the location and hit next and next , eventually it will show you a little process for update window and show you finish screen (Must follow the note below)
3.a) If there was no prompt screen shown then you can configure the SDK path using the setting option on the Splash screen of android studio
3.b) It's possible that when you open an old studio project and SDKis still not configured because every project has it's own setting so again you can see the link in error/log window as configure SDK and just click the link and provide path
Note : Disable internet before configuring you studio otherwise it will look for Updates
Helpful points to possible issue
For old project , replace the old dependencies with the one you have in project structure link for Visual representation of steps
Replace the gradle version with the one supported by your new studio and do the same if any other tool is not found.
Definitely. The Android Studio IDE prompts you to specify the path containing the Android SDK tools, if it doesn't detect the SDK automatically.

Can’t open Xamarin Android .axml file: The installed Android SDK is too old. Version 25.1.3 or newer is required. Please update to the latest version

I'm using Visual Studio and am unable to open layout files in the Xamarin Android Designer. I get this error when I try:
Something went wrong
The installed Android SDK is too old. Version 25.1.3 or newer is required. Please update to the latest
version.
I’ve already updated Xamarin, and am still stuck. How can this be fixed?
I recently ran into The installed Android SDK is too old. Version 25.1.3 or newer is required. Please update to the latest version. myself and found that I had to update the Android SDK in two stages to get things working.
As other users have mentioned, only updates for version 24.x.x were showing, while version 25.x.x was nowhere to be found. I installed the available updates for Tools, Platform-Tools, and Build-Tools, then exited and reopened the Android SDK Manager. This worked; version 25.x.x was now available for installation.
tl, dr;
Install 64-bit JDK 1.8
Update Android SDK Tools, Platform-tools, and Build-tools. Close SDK Manager and repeat if the version required in the warning isn’t
shown. You may need to exit Visual Studio if you get "Warning! A
folder failed to be moved"
Make sure the Android settings in Visual Studio are pointing to the
right locations: Tools > Options > Xamarin > Android Settings
Keep the Xamarin installation up to date! Tools > Options > Xamarin > Other > “Check Now”
Unsure if that was a one-off, I decided to do a fresh Xamarin installation with Visual Studio 2015 on Windows 10. Here is how I reproduced the issue and got back to working with layout files. This is long and these steps can probably be streamlined, but I wanted to give a clear picture of what I did.
Here is my step-by-step process:
Download Xamarin for Windows
Update to Xamarin latest Stable: Tools > Options > Xamarin > Other > “Check Now”
Open Android SDK Manager, update Build-tools from v23.0.3 to v24.0.3
Uninstall Build-tools v23.0.3, close SDK Manager
Close & reopen layout file, get "too old" message
Open SDK Manager, update to Build-tools v25, uninstall Build-tools v24.0.3
Close SDK manager & layout file
Reopen open layout file, get same message
Open SDK Manager, update to Platform-tools v25
Close SDK Manager & layout file
Reopen layout file, still too old
Open SDK Manager, update SDK Tools from v25.1.2 to v25.2.2
Here, I got the same warning mentioned in another SO post
Carrying on:
Exit Visual Studio; dismiss warning and process continues fine
The warning came back; dismissing again allows process to complete
Close SDK Manager, open Visual Studio, load Android project, open and layout file. Success! I can view layout files again.
There are a few additional things I’d like to mention to minimize potential snags/confusion:
Android Studio is not required. In addition to the prompt in the “SDK is too old” message, the Android SDK Manager can be opened via Tools > Android > Android SDK Manager or the SDK Manager toolbar icon.
My personal practice is to have only one version of the Build-tools installed to help minimize potential conflict or upstream issues, such as a couple that came up while using “version 24”.
Xamarin.Android 7.0 requires JDK 1.8. If you have not already done so, consider installing 64-bit JDK 1.8. This is the simplest option since it is backwards compatible with all previous API levels, it supports the new Android designer features, and the 64-bit version is required to use custom controls in the Android designer.
After updating, go to Tools > Options > Xamarin > Android Settings to verify that the correct locations are pointed to for the JDK, Android SDK, and Android NDK.
I’d also like to note that Android SDK updates are not specific to Xamarin. If we’re developing for Android, we need these tools for things like emulators, debugging, signing APKs, and accessing the newest platform features, whether using Xamarin or not.
For the curious, more details can be found here:
- Android Studio Command Line Tools doc
- What are the Android SDK build-tools, platform-tools and tools? And which version should be used?
I've solved this problem. First, download Android SDK tool 25.1.3 from Google here and extract it.
Then, remove the existing 'tools' folder under SDK like D:\\android-sdk\tools.
After removing it, put the 'tools' folder you recently extracted under the android-sdk path.
Finally, restart your vs. This is working sucessfully for me. I'm running on Windows 7 32-bit.

Visual Studio Tools for Cordova - FAILS

Everytime I build I get the below error. I'm new to cordova in Visual Studio. I actually tried installing for VS2013 first. I downloaded VS 2015 RC community and I'm trying to get the project started. However I'm getting the below message.
Attempt 1: I tried going into options>VS tools for Cordova> and clearing the cache.
Attempt 2: I've verified that have the correct path to Android SDK.
Attempt 3: I've download Android Studio thinking that it make magically load secret files for Android that I don't have.
All three failed! Help!
EDIT: I downloaded the Android Stand-alone SDK Tools and payed close attention to the path they were installing in. I notice that these were installing in the AppData folder on my machine and not the C:\Program Files x86....android sdk folder. I referenced this new folder and it seems to be working.
Note that these are warnings, not specific build errors. These messages are telling you that you have not installed some specific Android SDK components (not necessarily the Android SDK manager or tools as a whole which is what the link on the Android site gives you). In particular, you need updated build tools and the Android API level 21 SDK. If you have a more recent version of the build tools you are probably fine but missing the specific Android SDK mentioned can cause builds to fail. Each version of Cordova has different SDK version requirements. (4.3.0 uses 21 while 5.0.0 uses 22.)
To install, open the Android SDK manager (which should be in your start menu if you allowed VS to install the SDK for you or see here for its location if you did not).
Then, be sure the following are then checked and click install:
First the build tools version:
Then at least the "SDK Platform" for API level 21. You can also check the entire category if you want access to emulator images. Also note that, despite the name that appears in the SDK manager, a given SDK allows you to target a wide variety of devices. The version like "5.0.1" simply tells you that the SDK enables you to optionally use APIs available up to that version of Android in your native code.

Android SDK installation (adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030)

I have Win7-64 laptop, installed JDK, Eclise is working. I am failing to install the Android SDK. I downloaded 'adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20131030' from developer.android. When I used SDK Manager, i could select required installation components and it shows as complete. However, I dont see anything in the 'All Programs'. I also dont see any plugin (that I was supposed to see) in the Eclipse as well. So I gather I am missing some step. Can anyone help. Pl see![][1]
Your downloaded sdk files may not shown in All Programs as they are not executable nor meaningless to be clickable.
Sometimes many folks got a problem to point out exact SDK path, so more than one SDK binaries are downloaded. I think your eclipse cannot find sdk path properly.
To find out where the SDK path is, it displays in SDK Manager.
Then, you can set the path in Eclipse Eclipse->Window->Preferences-> select Android from left hand menu. Check SDK Location has same path; see screenshot.
FYI, as downloaded files are just a bunch of binaries used only for Android development, you can copy the whole android-sdk folder to other place.
I personally recommend to change the directory to C:\Android or C:\User\<me>\Documents\Android-sdk as default directory is in C:\Users\<me>\AppData\Local hidden folder.
The ADT bundle includes an Eclipse executable fully configured with the Android SDK tools. It does not add a plugin to an existing Eclipse install. To launch ADT/Eclipse goto . Search for eclipse.exe within that directory. This is the executable you need to launch.
On my Mac, the Eclipse executable is in /Applications/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64/eclipse/Eclipse.app/Contents/MacOS/eclipse. Just a guess, but on Windows, the path will probably look something like adt-bundle-windows-x86/eclipse/Eclipse.app/Contents/windows/eclipse.exe
I would personally suggest to use Android Studio 2.1 for easy install of plugins as whenever there is an update to any platform tools or build tools they are readily available and the dependency injection is far better with the build tools such as Gradle which are bundled with the Android Studio .
Android Studio
Android adt is plugin to use Android SDK in Eclipse IDE. You have SDK you have Eclipse now you need to install adt plugin in eclipse to use your SDK.
You can refer Android developers for plugin installation
https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/project/android/docs/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html#Download
For "I dont see anything in the 'All Programs' I also dont see any plugin" part you will not see any extra program installed in your system as adt is extension of eclipse. When you will have adt in place you should be able to see Android option in eclipse preferences. You should also be see Android APplication option while creating new project.

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