# Which folder do I need to set SDK for Processing?

**URL:** https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507
**Category:** Processing for Android
**Created:** [December 18, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507 "2023-12-18T20:50:21Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Laaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Laaz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Laaz)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2023, 8:50pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/1 "2023-12-18T20:50:21Z")

</div>

I want to write mobile app in processing, but for that it demands to install sdk.  
I installed Android Studio and now I can’t set it when processing asks me to set sdk manually either automatically. If manually than what exact folder do I need to choose?  
Thanks so far.  
Windows 10 64

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![svan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/82dd89/32.png) [@svan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/svan)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2023, 9:45pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/2 "2023-12-18T21:45:58Z")

</div>

On a Mac it’s at Library/Android/sdk/platforms

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Laaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Laaz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Laaz)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2023, 9:46pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/3 "2023-12-18T21:46:57Z")

</div>

Oh I forgot point that using Windows 10 64

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![jafal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jafal/32/19112_2.png) [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)
#### Post date: [December 18, 2023, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/4 "2023-12-18T21:57:04Z")

</div>

For windows

C:\Users\<USER\_NAME\>\AppData\Local\Android\sdk

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![glv](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/glv/32/18785_2.png) [@glv](https://discourse.processing.org/u/glv)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 12:50am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/5 "2023-12-19T00:50:48Z")

</div>

Hello @Laaz,

Make sure you have the correct SDK installed:

![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/6/8/68d893e0671c637a5f1d6fb9385efa236f2a6091.png)

Open Android Studio and click on _More Actions_:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/e/1/e1404ad5a33ceebb117738de62e5003f500d7598.png)

Open _SDK Manager_ and it will tell you where you installed the SDK.

On my PC it is where I chose to install it:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/uploads/processingfoundation1/original/3X/9/2/92960d98762cd97dc33b107129b72d56737bf22a.png)

`:)`

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Laaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Laaz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Laaz)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/6 "2023-12-19T16:03:24Z")

</div>

it returned “bad news” and then “android sdk couldn’t be loaded” unluck(((

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![jafal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/jafal/32/19112_2.png) [@jafal](https://discourse.processing.org/u/jafal)
#### Post date: [December 19, 2023, 10:09pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/7 "2023-12-19T22:09:53Z")

</div>

Make sure you installed correct SDK version

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![Laaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/22d042/32.png) [@Laaz](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Laaz)
#### Post date: [December 20, 2023, 8:03am UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/8 "2023-12-20T08:03:51Z")

</div>

I tried this [Android mode hangs on Android SDK notification - #23 by noel](https://discourse.processing.org/t/android-mode-hangs-on-android-sdk-notification/18716/23)

---

<div class="post-metadata">

### Author: ![alptugan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/alptugan/32/19406_2.png) [@alptugan](https://discourse.processing.org/u/alptugan)
#### Post date: [April 7, 2024, 3:04pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/which-folder-do-i-need-to-set-sdk-for-processing/43507/9 "2024-04-07T15:04:49Z")

</div>

I can fix the issue by installing SDK 33 and command line tools using Andorid Stuido. Here is up-to-date solution;

> <https://github.com/processing/processing-android/issues/756#issuecomment-2041473112>
>
> On a fresh install of Android mode 4.5.1, when selecting automatic Android SDK i…nstallation it completes the ~250MB download but then fails with a "Bad news" error message.
> 
> For anyone else running into the same problem, I managed to set the SDK up manually in the following way:
> 
> 1. manually download the \[Android SDK Command-Line Tools\](https://developer.android.com/tools/releases/cmdline-tools) and extract them into \`youruserdirectory/Library/Android/sdk/cmdline-tools/latest\`
> 2. run \`~/Library/Android/sdk/cmdline-tools/latest/bin/sdkmanager "platforms;android-33"\`
> 3. back in Processing, open Android mode, choose manual SDK and select the \`youruserdirectory/Library/Android/sdk\` directory