# Android mode hangs on Android SDK notification

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716>\
**Category:** Processing for Android\
**Created:** [March 16, 2020, 9:39pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716 "2020-03-16T21:39:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![UnaLuz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@UnaLuz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/UnaLuz)\
**Post date:** [April 5, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716/21 "2020-04-05T23:43:28Z")

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@noel @dinoelectro Well…nothing seems to be working for me, I’ve done all the things you guys said and I still get the same message, still can’t use the Android mode

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716/22 "2020-04-06T00:50:00Z")

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@UnaLuz Sorry, can’t help any further because I don’t have a Linux ubuntu installed.  
But you can still use the APDE app, Personally I don’t use the PC anymore for Android, All my work I do on a tablet.

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**Author:** ![noel](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/noel/32/213_2.png) [@noel](https://discourse.processing.org/u/noel)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2020, 6:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716/23 "2020-04-06T18:02:07Z")

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@dinoelectro @UnaLuz @aabueno  
I’ve simulated the problem by moving the SDK folder to another place.  
Processing then asks to locate the file manually or let it download the file automatically.  
I chose the last and really it gave me problems.  
Then I installed Android Studio and actualized the SDK folder with the manager.  
When I localized this file with Processing’s popup, it gave the same problem.  
So I think it is a problem with the SDK itself.  
When I localize my SDK folder (that I downloaded some months ago), all goes well.  
I’ve zipped this android folder and upload it to my Google drive. You can download it [here.](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1JIMtod4Qxo8_ciJmZyfPKydyu0Xd6kDa)  
Just unzip it and place it in the Documents folder, to localize it manually as soon as Processing asks. I hope this will solve the problem.  
First

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**Author:** ![huhaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d07c76/32.png) [@huhaa](https://discourse.processing.org/u/huhaa)\
**Post date:** [April 14, 2020, 9:53am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716/24 "2020-04-14T09:53:30Z")

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Hey folks,

just registered, to contribute to this discussion:  
For me auto-download also doesn’t work (Tested 3.5.4 and 3.5.3). I had this issue before, but the manual install via Android Studio usually did the trick, not this time.  
It took me some time to find out, that I have to install “Android SDK Tools” separately and that (most importantly) this option isn’t directly visible: You have to uncheck “Hide Obsolete Packages” in Android Studio first to actually see the Tools install option -\> see screenshot.

I hope I can help smn 😉

**My Setup:**  
Mac OSX 10.13.6 High Sierra  
Processing 3.5.3 and 3.5.4

 ![screenshot](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/2X/0/00addd0e6cd8b9de69281c7b1110a2591e6912d2.png)

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**Author:** ![UnaLuz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecd19e/32.png) [@UnaLuz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/UnaLuz)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2020, 9:02pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716/25 "2020-04-18T21:02:02Z")

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Omg thank you so much, I haven’t started to work with it yet but looks like that solved my problem. If anything else happens I’ll let you all know but for now, it’s working 😃

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