# Cannot find an Android SDK
**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782
**Category:** Processing for Android
**Created:** [May 1, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782 "2021-05-01T23:17:00Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@katesfb](https://discourse.processing.org/u/katesfb)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2021, 11:17pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782/1 "2021-05-01T23:17:00Z")
Hi,
I have setup android mode on Linux but when i try to run android mode it gives me the error box “cant find an android SDK…”. I am running version 3.5.4.
The behaviour varies between showing the error box and then asking to point to where the android SDK is (in my case home/richard/Andoid/SDK/) which doesnt work or the error box is empty and has frozen such that i cant do anything and have to kill the application manually using xkill.
Is there a fix for this or do i have to attempt a reinstall of android mode.
Any help is much appreciated.
Cheers.
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### Author:  [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782/2 "2021-05-02T00:16:03Z")
this folder works on windows 7 try to select same version of sdk may works on linux
> **[android.zip](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JIMtod4Qxo8_ciJmZyfPKydyu0Xd6kDa/view)**
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> Google Drive file.
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### Author:  [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 9:40pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782/3 "2021-05-02T21:40:17Z")
Hello @jafal,
Please provide some context and details if sharing this file.
This seems to be the original post:
> [@Export to exe file](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-to-exe-file/23186/9):
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> I don’t have problems with this at all. I just use [this SDK folder](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JIMtod4Qxo8_ciJmZyfPKydyu0Xd6kDa/view) and unzip it in the documents/processing folder or elsewhere. Then open I the preferences.txt file. (The location you can find at the bottom of the File/settings menu.) In the android parameters you will find something like: android.emulator.image.abi=x86 android.emulator.port.phone=5566 android.sdk.ar=1.12.0 android.sdk.gvr=1.180.0 android.sdk.path=D:\an\android\sdk android.sdk.play\_services=16.0.1 android.sdk.support=28.0.0 a…
I have always used Android Studio for my SDKs.
Also see:
> [@Android Mode, Ketai Library and Android Emulator Update](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-ketai-library-and-android-emulator-update/29793):
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> Hello, I removed Android Studio from my W10 PC and wanted to try a fresh install from Processing 3.5.4 There have been posts about Android and Ketai issues and wanted to give it another try from a clean slate. The following works for me at the time of this post (May 2, 2021 4 p.m. EST): Adding Android Mode (SDK is Platform 29) in Processing with the Contribution Manager Adding Ketai Library v14 in Processing with the Contribution Manager [http://ketai.org/](http://ketai.org/) is up and running (was down) bu…
I generally go to the original source for files.
`:)`
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### Author:  [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 10:27pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782/4 "2021-05-02T22:27:14Z")
hi
> [@glv](#):
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> Please provide some context and details if sharing this file.
>
> This seems to be the original post:
yes this is the original post:
> [@Export to exe file](https://discourse.processing.org/t/export-to-exe-file/23186/9):
>
> I don’t have problems with this at all. I just use [this SDK folder](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1JIMtod4Qxo8_ciJmZyfPKydyu0Xd6kDa/view) and unzip it in the documents/processing folder or elsewhere. Then open I the preferences.txt file. (The location you can find at the bottom of the File/settings menu.) In the android parameters you will find something like: android.emulator.image.abi=x86 android.emulator.port.phone=5566 android.sdk.ar=1.12.0 android.sdk.gvr=1.180.0 android.sdk.path=D:\an\android\sdk android.sdk.play\_services=16.0.1 android.sdk.support=28.0.0 a…
i downloaded it without Android Studio then i chose the processing sdk path and it is run in android mode
the main issue with unprofessional people is that its hard to determined the sdk version that works with processing and Android Studio
as for you it is easy to do so with Android Studio but the new users like me and many others may facing some difficulty and this folder seams good start
i pointed to this folder more than once to others and they could run android mode easy
thanks for your kind passing
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### Author:  [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2021, 10:42pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/cannot-find-an-android-sdk/29782/5 "2021-05-02T22:42:34Z")
