I have attempted to update my Android SDK to r14, which broke my code. In an effort to recover my old revision, I've uninstalled the entire SDK, and ran the r13 installer again.
The SDK Manager installs without error. However, the only packages available in the Android Repository are the next revision of the SDK tools (r14) and r8 of the platform-tools. I can't download/install any version of the Android APIs, since none seem to exist.
I should note that if I choose to upgrade to SDK r14 from this state, I can then see the full history of Android/Google APIs available to the manager.
Has anyone else attempted to re-install the Android SDK from old revisions and run into this problem? If so, how have you retrieved and installed the APIs?
I am running Windows 7, 64-bit
With the release of ICS (SDK v14), Android has also changed the structure of their SDK archive. Older versions of the SDK tools, specifically older versions of the SDKManager, cannot see the SDK archives because the repository URL is different.
The new Android API archive repository (as of this writing) is located here.
The new Google API archive is located here.
You can browse to each URL and download the APIs manually by replacing the xml file names at the end of the URL with the URL file for each API listed.
More details can be found here.
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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.
I have just downloaded and installed the latest ADT Bundle for Windows available from the Android Developer website. Following this, I installed all the packages in the SDK Manager, including the 'Android Support Library Rev. 18'. Finally, I installed the latest ADT through the 'Help > Install New Software...' menu in Eclipse.
I have strictly followed the following guide to create my first project:
http://developer.android.com/training/basics/firstapp/creating-project.html
But by the last step, I arrive at an error, showing the Support Library revision I have installed, and a required version of -blank-:
http://i.stack.imgur.com/CScNj.png (sorry, I can't post images yet)
I have checked through 'Window > Preference' that Eclipse is pointing to the right SDK directory. Mine contains the directories: add-ons, build-tools, docs, extras, platforms, platform-tools, samples, sources, system-images, temp, tools - I assume this is correct.
I have read elsewhere about moving files from \extras\android\compatibility to \extras\android\support, however I do not have the 'compatibility' directory. Additionally, my support folder contains the folders: samples, v4, v7, v13 - if that means anything (I assume the problem lies somewhere in here). I have installed the packages in the Android SDK Manager with admin privileges, and have tried creating an android project in Eclipse with admin privileges too.
Not sure where to go from here. Has anyone else experienced this error and can point me in the right direction?
Actually this appears to be an actual bug in the SDK tools: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=60149
see #55 for a workaround without having to downgrade the SDK tools.
You may temporarily downgrade to previous version: just download http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r22-windows.zip and extract it to your "..Android\android-sdk\tools" folder.
It solved the problem in my case.
UPDATE:
As #DogGuts suggested, a better way is to download correct templates from here and replace files in "\Android\android-sdk\tools\templates\activities"
And the best solution is update SDK to 22.2.1 version :)
I currently have Android SDK Platform-tools 14 installed. (Edit: Seems to be the current version)
Since this has a bug that makes Logcat unusable and it seems to be fixed in newer versions, Id like to update it.
How can this be done?
SDK Mangager.exe does not find a newer version than 14. I restarted it multiple times and installed all available updates.
The android page says the current version is 20 but they don't provide a download.
Installing the latest SDK starter package doesn't solve it.
Screenshot:
The Google page is talking about the tools not for platform tools.Actually there are two different folders in SDK one is tools and one is platform-tools so as per the latest release there latest version is
for platform-tools :platform Tools
for tools :Tools
so if you are having problem just download the zip and replace the old one with new one installed.
if you are getting problem with the new catlog use the old one (LogCat-Deprecated).
Launch standalone SDK manager and not from Eclipse. It then should fetch list of available packages and offer you to update all old packages, as your ADT v14 is quite ancient.
Alternatively, if everything else fail, you always can fetch ADT by hand from http://tools.android.com, unpack tools to your , replacing old stuff and then installing Eclipse plugin. Please note you need to download both and install as latest version will not work with outdated packages.
I made a stupid mistake by upgrading my SDK version to r15 as the android repository was not loading. How do I revert back to my older version r10?
Or is sticking with the newer version better? I'll have to upgrade my ADT Plugin as well then.
Thanks a lot.
Anyway, for those who want to downgrade Android SDK Tools to a previous version, it can be possible following these steps:
Find your Android SDK folder
Locate the "tools" subfolder and rename it to "tools1" (just to keep a backup copy of the original tools folder)
Likewise, rename platform-tools to platform-tools1
Download from google repository the SDK Tool version you want to downgrade to (for instance: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r22.6.2-macosx.zip) and unpack it.
The ZIP file you downloaded contains a tools folder that has to be moved to your Android SDK folder.
Likewise, download the platform tools (for instance: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r19.0.1-macosx.zip), and extract it in your SDK folder.
That's it.
I want to follow up on the great answer provided by Ariel Iriarte, step 3 (Download from google repository the SDK Tool version you want to downgrade to).
To find the old tools, you need to determine the SDK version number that you want to revert to. On the Google Android SDK webpage, you will find a Revisions list that shows all the SDK numbers, e.g.
SDK Tools, Revision 22.6.2 (March 2014)
SDK Tools, Revision 22.3 (October 2013)
etc.
Make a note of the exact revision number, like "22.3".
Now download the tools by using the following pattern:
http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_rXXX-windows.zip
http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_rXXX-linux.zip
http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_rXXX-macosx.zip
where you must replace XXX with the exact revision number noted above. For example, to download revision 22.0.5 for Mac OS X, download the file:
http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/tools_r22.0.5-macosx.zip
Once you download the file and unzip it, you will find a single folder called 'tools'. Now follow the answer by Ariel Iriarte and replace your android-sdk/tools folder with this new one. This is the folder that contains stuff like:
NOTICE.txt
adb_has_moved.txt
android
ant
apps
ddms
dmtracedump
etc.
Some of you probably found this thread due to the unstable versions of Android-Tools pushed (exclusively) since the stable 22.3 version. This causes a 'hang' in the emulator on the "Android Animation / Splash Screen" in Intel API's pre Version 19, and a "floating point exception" for Intel API-19. The ARM versions still work, though more slowly on Intel machines using acceleration.
To answer the questions of "how to find the older versions not listed in the GUI" - or present in the current xml which feeds it (https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/repository-8.xml), in the comments above, I have no idea how they can be located (please enlighten me).
Fortunately, someone reporting the bug did post a direct link to the Linux and Windows versions of the stable 22.3 version in this thread:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=66786
... which are:
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r22.3-linux.tgz
http://dl.google.com/android/android-sdk_r22.3-windows.zip
These also exist in unofficial locations on the web, should those get pulled down, along with the now-gone references to them.
After extracting that archive, you will have the "Tools" folder you need to replace the broken one, as per Ariel Iriarte's instructions above (though I renamed the existing 'Tools' folder something involving the letter 'f' - days into this problem).
In order to prevent this problem from re-occuring, do NOT count on the built-in method in Eclipse / Android-SDK to revert to a previous installation, nor for the older-versions of any file provided by Google to be available At All, Ever, in the future. Backup your entire 'android-sdks' tree prior to installing anything.
You can install multiple SDKs, and set the default SDK by editing the properties on the Android project.
The simple solution is :
1- Go to your graddle-wrapper.properties then change this line as you desire :
distributionUrl=https://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip
2- Go to File>Project Structure>Project then Change both Gradle version and Gradle Plugin Version
3- then Sync your Project
Done.
I have successfully installed Level 13 (3.2) during the Android SDK installation, but chose not to include any earlier levels at that time.
I now would like to install 2.2 or 2.3, but in the SDK / AVD manager I get the message:-
Failed to fetch URL
https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/addons_list.xml, reason:
File not found
I've looked this up in other posts and so run the SDK manager with Administrator permissions, and have turned off the firewall. Eventually, it comes back with SDK tools revision 15, and SDK PLatform tools revision 9 only.
Should I have installed earlier packages during setup?
Would an uninstall / reinstall cure this behaviour? (Reluctant to do
this :-( for obvious reasons)
Is it possible to get earlier levels having installed just level 13?
Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for looking.
Old Android SDK tool (r13 and earlier) fetch/download available SDK from here repository, after google release r14 and r15, they remove all SDK verion and only leave r15 in this URL, that means they want you use the latest SDK tool r15.
New Andorid SDK tool (r14 and r15) fetch/download available SDK from a new URL repository-5, which contains everything downloadable.
If you are not using anything else like Maven (currently incompatible with latest ADT) with your project, the simplest answer is upgrade both your Android SDK tools and ADT Eclipse plugin.
I just setted up my android environment yesterday - try to download the package manually and load them as Archive files, this worked for me! ;)