Android:Android SDK and AVD Manager doesn't launch after did SDK upgrade?

Question

Hi folks,

I have Android development eclipse setup on Mac OS X. I recently did Android SDK upgrade from 1.5 to available versions such as 1.6, 2.0.1 and 2.1 and docs. After did upgrade, automatically restarted my Macbook and installed all new versions. After this, when i try to launch "Windows->Android SDK and AVD Manager", it doesn't launch at all. What might be the reason? Does anyone has the solution? The reason why i'm trying to launch Android SDK and AVD Manager is, i need to add new Android virtual device(avd) target for 2.0.1 and 2.1 versions, for that i'm trying to launch Android SDK and AVD Manager.

Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

Answer 1

Have you tried launching Eclipse with the -clean option?

The clean option clears any cached data Eclipse might be using, so it may resolve the SDK/AVD Manager issue you are encountering.

Here is a more in-depth explanation:

http://www.eclipsezone.com/eclipse/forums/t61566.html

Here is one example of launching Eclipse from a command line (Terminal) in OSX with the -clean option:

http://www.brooksandrus.com/blog/2007/06/30/run-eclipse-from-the-command-line-on-os-x/

Answer 2

You might have to update your "SDK tools" as well as downloading the Android v2.1 SDK itself. I had the problem where after downloading v2.1, suddenly nothing worked as I got the message I needed to update to SDK tools rev5 - that update doens't happen automatically when you go to the AVD manager and download the "available packages". I don't know if it's the same on a Mac, but on the PC it was as simple as going to "Help -> Check for Updates" in Eclipse.

Answer 3

the newer version of the SDK tools is probably in a different folder than the old version, so update

Window -> Preferences -> SDK Location.

Paul

Check the install is ok by running the commands from the tools directory manually to check it's not an issue with the install

Answer 4

It seems the latest version of the Android SDK AVD Manager requires that there be a few directories (empty) before the AVD Manager will launch. In the SDK install directory, there must be sibling directories to tools for "platforms" and "add-ons". Create those directories, restart Eclipse, then launch AVD Manager. And that should do it. Then You can Update All and get platforms.