Android SDK location

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I have Xamarin Studio, and I need to specify the Android SDK Location. I have previously had Xamarin Studio working on my pc, and for some reason, I need to enter this again.

I have entered the following location:

C:\Users\**username**\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk

Xamarin Studio does not accept this location and displays the following message:

No SDK found at the specified location

This location has platform-tools and other SDK folders.

Why is this not working, and what should I do?

some helps for you http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5672562/setup-android-on-eclipse-but-dont-know-sdk-directory — Ranjit, Aug 07 '14 at 07:34
The path to the SDK you're specifying is indeed the correct path. Is it possible the SDK-install got damaged in some way? Have you tried reinstalling the SDK? Same question for Xamarin? — Frank, Aug 07 '14 at 07:57
It is usually `C:\Users\**username**\AppData\Local\Android\sdk` — Learn on hard way, Mar 07 '18 at 18:41

luckyging3r · Answer 1 · 2019-02-07T23:47:57.820

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Update v3.3

Update:

Android Studio 3.1 update, some of the icon images have changed. Click this icon in Android Studio.

Original:

Click this icon in Android Studio for the Android SDK manager

And your Android SDK Location will be here

edited Feb 07 '19 at 23:47

answered Dec 31 '15 at 06:02

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he is trying to locate sdk for xamarin. – Samira May 09 '16 at 07:29
its android studio youre using – Samira May 09 '16 at 07:30
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You can just copy-paste this if you have installed Android Studio with Android SDK %localappdata%\Android\sdk – Bomberlt Jul 06 '16 at 18:05
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`Tools->Android->SDK Manager` if you cannot find the icon. – J3soon Jun 20 '18 at 09:49
OMG so easy! Thanks – Cesar Bielich Nov 20 '18 at 23:03

score 68 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 07 '14 at 15:14

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Do you have a screen of the content of your folder? This is my setup:

Xamarin

Folder

I hope these screenshots can help you out.

answered Aug 07 '14 at 15:14

Chris

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I usually don't consider my username as a secret. – Mars Robertson Apr 28 '15 at 09:18
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Even if it's something very offensive? ( actually i have no idea why i scribbled it out, but i'm glad people appreciate my fine computer art ) – Chris Apr 28 '15 at 09:35
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The menu is File > Settings – Vladimir Venegas Nov 06 '16 at 20:30

score 61 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 19 '16 at 16:27

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The Android SDK path is usually C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk.

edited Oct 19 '16 at 16:27

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answered Jul 05 '16 at 00:30

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This varies. My android studio points to the directory that you have published. However if I just open SDK manager. It points to `\android-sdk` – Zapnologica May 10 '17 at 05:38

score 14 · Answer 4 · edited Aug 22 '16 at 20:05

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Try to open the Android Sdk manager and the path would be displayed on the status bar.

edited Aug 22 '16 at 20:05

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answered Aug 22 '16 at 18:50

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scrat789 · Answer 5 · 2017-07-28T15:28:20.437

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If you only installed Xamarin with Visual Studio setup, the android SDK location is :

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk

You can find it in Android SDK Manager as said Raj Asapu

In visual Studio :

Note : you should not use Program Files path to install Android Studio due to the space in path !

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score 7 · Answer 6 · answered Sep 13 '16 at 13:41

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The default location for Android sdk(s) on a Mac is:

/Users/*username*/Library/Android/sdk

answered Sep 13 '16 at 13:41

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Constantin Zagorsky · Answer 7 · 2019-04-28T03:41:11.027

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On 28 April 2019 official procedure is the following:

Download and install Android Studio from - link
Start Android Studio. On first launch, the Android Studio will download latest Android SDK into officially accepted folder
When Android studio finish downloading components you can copy/paste path from the "Downloading Components" view logs so you don't need to type your [Username]. For Windows: "C:\Users\ [Username] \AppData\Local\Android\Sdk"

edited Apr 28 '19 at 03:41

answered Apr 28 '19 at 03:35

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I skipped step 2 myself as I though by installing Android studio you will get SDK as well, but that is not the case. You must start studio to finish installation. – Constantin Zagorsky Apr 28 '19 at 03:36

score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 25 '15 at 05:27

Have you tried to find this folder via the Windows explorer? Can it been seen? Maybe the folder is hidden (by default install - it is hidden by the Windows operating system in the users folder). Just check that you can view hidden folders in Windows explorer (by the settings in the windows control panel > appearance and personalization > folder options > show hidden files and folders.

This happened to me as the Windows OS could not find the SDK folder which was required for the Android Studio SDK path, and was resolved by showing hidden files and folders, which enabled me to complete the default SDK install path location.

score 3 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 29 '16 at 07:20

The question doesn't seem to require a programmatic solution, but my Google search brought me here anyway. Here's my C# attempt at detecting where the SDK is installed, based on the most common installation paths.

static string FindAndroidSDKPath()
{
    string uniqueFile = Path.Combine("platform-tools", "adb.exe"); // look for adb in Android folders
    string[] searchDirs =
    {
        // User/AppData/Local
        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.LocalApplicationData),
        // Program Files
        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles),
        // Program Files (x86) (it's okay if we're on 32-bit, we check if this folder exists first)
        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ProgramFiles) + " (x86)",
        // User/AppData/Roaming
        Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.ApplicationData)
    };
    foreach (string searchDir in searchDirs)
    {
        string androidDir = Path.Combine(searchDir, "Android");
        if (Directory.Exists(androidDir))
        {
            string[] subDirs = Directory.GetDirectories(androidDir, "*sdk*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);
            foreach (string subDir in subDirs)
            {
                string path = Path.Combine(subDir, uniqueFile);
                if (File.Exists(path))
                {
                    // found unique file at DIR/Android
                    return subDir;
                }
            }
        }
    }
    // no luck finding SDK! :(
    return null;
}

I need this because I'm writing an extension to a C# program to work with Android Studio/Gradle. Hopefully someone else will find this approach useful.

Another useful approach might be to search the environment PATH, as seen here: http://csharptest.net/526/how-to-search-the-environments-path-for-an-exe-or-dll/index.html — monkey0506, Aug 19 '17 at 18:44

score 2 · Answer 10 · answered Oct 08 '16 at 15:44

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press WIN+R and from the run dialog run dialog Execute the following: **%appdata%..\Local\Android**

You should now be presented with Folder Explorer displaying the parent directory of the SDK.

answered Oct 08 '16 at 15:44

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You can access the local folder imminently instead of folder travelsal `%localappdata%Android` – Tomasz Juszczak Aug 22 '18 at 13:16

ArtemGr · Answer 11 · 2019-01-21T06:28:17.980

If you can run the "sdkmanager" from the command line, then running sdkmanager --verbose --list will reveal the paths it checks.

For example, I have installed the SDK in c:\spool\Android and for me running the sdkmanager --verbose --list looks like:

>sdkmanager --list --verbose
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\build-tools\27.0.3\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\emulator\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\extras\android\m2repository\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\extras\intel\Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\patcher\v4\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\platform-tools\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\platforms\android-27\package.xml
Info: Parsing c:\spool\Android\tools\package.xml
Installed packages:=====================] 100% Computing updates...
--------------------------------------
build-tools;27.0.3
    Description:        Android SDK Build-Tools 27.0.3
    Version:            27.0.3
    Installed Location: c:\spool\Android\build-tools\27.0.3

P.S. On another PC I let the Android Studio install the Android SDK for me, and the SDK ended up in C:\Users\MyUsername\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk.

score 2 · Answer 12 · answered Aug 19 '18 at 14:27

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If you have downloaded sdk manager zip (from https://developer.android.com/studio/#downloads), then you have Android SDK Location as root of the extracted folder.

So silly, But it took time for me as a beginner.

answered Aug 19 '18 at 14:27

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score 2 · Answer 13 · answered Sep 03 '20 at 02:45

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When you first time install Android Studio Setup, you can also see the SDK folder. For me it is:

C:\Users\{USERNAME}\AppData\Local\Android\sdk

answered Sep 03 '20 at 02:45

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score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Sep 25 '16 at 02:37

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I found it here C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\sdk .

answered Sep 25 '16 at 02:37

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What value is your answer adding? There is almost exactly the same answer already. – David Ferenczy Rogožan Oct 19 '16 at 16:30
I like this answer because it is articulate. : ) – Jack Stone Dec 14 '18 at 17:47

score 0 · Answer 15 · edited Oct 11 '19 at 19:39

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For Mac OS Catalina with zsh:

echo '\nexport PATH="$PATH":"$HOME/Library/Android/sdk"' >> $HOME/.zshrc

restart the terminal and woala :)

edited Oct 11 '19 at 19:39

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answered Oct 11 '19 at 14:43

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score 0 · Answer 16 · answered Dec 07 '20 at 18:01

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Just add a new empty directory that path is “/Users/username/Library/Android/sdk”. Then reopen it.

answered Dec 07 '20 at 18:01

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Please explain the difference of your recommended solution to the existing older and upvoted answer by Pankaj. – Yunnosch Dec 07 '20 at 23:51

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