Slow SDK download through Android SDK manager

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When I run Android SDK manager to download SDK platform, the download speed is 8 KiB/s. It would take more than 2 hours to download one platform like Android 2.2, API 8. There is no problem with download stuff through browser. Does anyone know how to fix this problem?

I'm getting the same problem. My internet connection is FTTC (typically about 15 Mbps) but all day I've been getting no more than 100 KiB/s when the Android SDK and AVD Manager is downloading archives. — Quintin Willison, Jun 28 '11 at 14:40
7 years later (API 27) and still having the same problem... amazing — jleach, Sep 12 '18 at 10:05

score 29 · Answer 1 · answered Jun 21 '11 at 03:22

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I have not experienced this issue. Force or unforce HTTPS (there is an option for this under Settings), and see if this improves the quality of your connection.

answered Jun 21 '11 at 03:22

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I am sure you googled the issue, perhaps you can try disabling auto tuning on your network adapter by running "netsh interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled" in the command prompt, assuming you are using windows [link](http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers/browse_thread/thread/12cd670ed8886256?pli=1) – Matt Esch Jun 21 '11 at 03:32
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I'm having this issue as well. Downloading the files manually from xml is very fast but using the sdk manager is very slow. Also it's not always clear where the files go after manual dl as adding them to the most obvious location doesn't make them appear in the SDK manager sometimes. – Adamantus May 25 '12 at 09:55
It works, unless it is being blocked by a antivirus for https check – Atul Darne Feb 07 '15 at 07:51
Worked for me too, download speed went from ~300KiB/s, to ~17000KiB/s – TMH Feb 13 '16 at 14:00

score 23 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 11 '14 at 07:35

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I also have this problems and found a solution online and it looks like it working for now. I tried with forcing HTTP AND HTTPS and nothing really work.

So try this:

1.) Run command prompt as an administator - Windows 7 (Start->Right click on Command Prompt-> Choose "Run as Administrator") or "Start" enter CMD into search box and then right click and "Run as administrator".

2.) In Command Prompt window enter:

netsh

and press ENTER

3.) Then write this and hit ENTER at the end:

interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled

4.) Now restart your SDK manager and try to download again!

Before doing the above, Take note of your original value in case you want to revert back:

interface tcp show global

edited Nov 11 '14 at 07:35

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answered Dec 13 '11 at 11:13

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I tried this solution and if anything it made things worse. Please could you put up the undo instructions for solutions like this? I imagine I just set it to enabled but I have no idea. – Adamantus May 28 '12 at 08:59
Well it worked fine for me not sure about the "undo" settings but i guess you need to change global autotuning back to normal. Check here: http://www.speedguide.net/articles/windows-7-vista-2008-tweaks-2574 Read bellow: TCP Auto-Tuning title. But like i said try to set it back on "normal" state. – StudioArena May 28 '12 at 09:31
@AtulD seriously 1mb! But this answer did not help me. – neferpitou Jan 21 '15 at 12:54
Combination of both this method and http worked for me! Waited so long to download.. But now its super fast ! – kirtan403 Aug 20 '16 at 07:13

score 12 · Answer 3 · answered May 30 '13 at 17:20

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Try disabling antivirus and enabling Force https://... sources to be fetched using http://... in Android SDK Manager's Tools-> Options....

This helped me.

answered May 30 '13 at 17:20

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helped me, I tried the accepted answer's method but it didn't help me, but this method did help me indeed – Muhammad Mamoor Khan Dec 17 '14 at 09:34
Doing this (in the standalone SDK Manager otherwise used by Android Studio 2.1) increased download speed from 25kbps to about 1500 kbps. I.e., it was about 60 times as fast. This is the difference between a two hour download and a two minute download. – Carl May 04 '16 at 23:19

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 05 '11 at 02:56

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Unchecking the https box worked for me.

answered Sep 05 '11 at 02:56

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shridatt · Answer 5 · 2014-04-28T04:52:59.073

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Check those XML file links

Let me pen them down here...

Google Repository for SDK's Of all Android API

Google Repository for Add-on's (Google API's) for all Android API

Intel API's for Android

Google repository for system Images

MIPS repository for system images

Intel repository for system images

Now you will know what you must be looking out for....

Take an example of this snapshot Say i want to download google API for Android API12

Say i want to download google API for Android API12

then Google Repository for Add-on's (Google API's) for all Android API Lookup for <sdk:url> tag under <sdk:addon> tag as given in the example below

Look up for the sdk:url tag

and then use the link used to obtain the XML file

Strip off the last part and replace it with the <sdk:url> tag content

for eg: in this case it would be like

Google API for Android API 12 (HoneyComb)

there you have a download link....

Similarly SDK's ,System-images can be downloaded....

Dont have to wait for ages to complete that list ;) for you download to get accelerated use DAP or IDM ( download accelerators )

Enjoy! :)

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answered Jan 11 '13 at 05:08

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The first image is obtained from the Android SDK log – shridatt Jan 11 '13 at 05:09
FWIW, this didn't work for me. I'm still experiencing very slow downloads. – Dylan Nissley Apr 25 '14 at 15:25
@dnissley Arent you feeding the download link to an accelerator like IDM ? – shridatt Apr 28 '14 at 04:47
@shridatt, How did you draw those red circles? – Pacerier Nov 11 '14 at 07:30
@Pacerier MS Paint :D – shridatt Nov 12 '14 at 05:16
@shridatt, Wow, didn't know that program could do graphics. – Pacerier Nov 13 '14 at 20:35
@Pacerier ill take that as a compliment :3 – shridatt Nov 28 '14 at 08:00

score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Feb 28 '17 at 07:43

You can manually download and install Android SDK Component.

Method:

STEP 1- Go to android SDK installation folder("C:\Users\%username%\Appdata\Local\Android\android-SDK" or any other location you choose during installation) then open android SDK manager STEP 2- Check the Component you want to download STEP 3- Then click on install 1 package STEP 4- Click on stop button STEP 5- Navigate to android SDK installation folder then go to temp ("C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\temp") folder here you will see two files are created copy the name of the set up information file STEP 6- goto web browser and type url https://dl.google.com/android/repository/(file name you copied) in my case https://dl.google.com/android/repository/android-23_r01.zip STEP 7 - A file will be downloaded automatically STEP 8- After download is finished go to "C:\Users\%username%\Appdata\Local\Android\android-sdk\temp" and delete the two files created there and paste the downloaded file there STEP 9- Now go to android SDK manager and check the component again and click on install 1 package STEP 10- The package will be installed automatically

"http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/sys-img/android/(copied file name)" while downloading system image e.g-http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/sys-img/android/x86_64-24_r07.zip — Subrat Behera, Sep 16 '16 at 16:52

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 01 '12 at 10:14

After working on this for weeks and trying all the above plus other suggestions around the web, I came up with the following solution:

1) Remove PC Tools Firewall Plus

2) Remove AVG free antivirus

3) Install Comodo Internet Security Free.

The files are downloading and installing fine now. I'm also using HTTP mode as suggested. If you have any of the above security tools I recommend giving this a try. BTW, turning off PC Tools will not be enough.

southrop · Answer 8 · 2017-08-04T01:51:27.230

None of the other solutions listed here resolved the issue for me, not even uninstalling Android Studio/SDK and then reinstalling them. It's worth noting that the standalone SDK Manager has also been deprecated since a lot of these answers were posted.

After hours of troubleshooting, I managed to resolve the issue by renaming my Android Studio config folder (~/.AndroidStudio2.3) to something else and making Android Studio create it again. You can ask Android Studio to import your old config and it still works, so it's likely something to do with the system folder.

Hope this helps anyone else that is having this issue but was unable to find a solution like myself.

score -1 · Answer 9 · answered Nov 10 '12 at 18:03

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I had the same problem plus google don't allow me to access andriod, and I must connect with a VPN. so I download all xmls and package that I need to my localhost and set dl-ssl.google.com too 127.0.0.1 and then I install them from my local with extra speed :D

answered Nov 10 '12 at 18:03

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for this solution you must an web server application installed, it is stupid way but worked for me – IVIR3zaM Nov 10 '12 at 18:05

score -4 · Answer 10 · answered Mar 15 '14 at 20:15

I also have this problems and found a solution online and it looks like it working for now. I tried with forcing HTTP AND HTTPS and nothing really work.

So try this:

1.) Run command prompt as an administator - Windows 7 (Start->Right click on Command Prompt-> Choose "Run as Administrator") or "Start" enter CMD into search box and then right click and "Run as administrator".

2.) In Command Prompt window enter (everything without quotes): 'netsh' and press ENTER

3.) Then write this and hit ENTER at the end: interface tcp set global autotuning=disabled

4.) Now restart your SDK manager and try to download again!

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