# 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")\
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**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")

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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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