Android SDK Windows Installer + JDK 64 bit = FAIL

by Tony Lukasavage on Monday, December 20th, 2010 | comments 16 Comments | Tags: , ,

Just a quick tip, when installing the Android SDK via Windows installer with the 64 bit JDK installed, you may get a “Java SE Development Kit (JDK) not found” error:



The problem is that the Android SDK is not recognizing the 64 bit JDK (duh). In order to work around this, you can do one of two things:

  1. Uninstall the 64 bit JDK and install the 32 bit JDK
  2. Download the Android SDK Windows ZIP file instead of the installer

I’d highly suggest the second option, as it lets you keep the better version of the JDK and doesn’t really require much more work. Just download the ZIP file, extract it where ever you want (C:\android-sdk-windows), and then run the “SDK Manager.exe” to install all the SDK platforms to develop against. After that, add the following 2 directories to your system path (you don’t have to, but it’ll make things easier from the command line):

  • C:\android-sdk-windows\tools
  • C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools

Make sure you restart any open command lines to take advantage of the new PATH. That’s it. You are now free to use your favorite workflow, be it native Java or Adobe Air mobile development. Happy Androiding!

16 Responses to “Android SDK Windows Installer + JDK 64 bit = FAIL”

  1. RoyCalderon says:
    January 2, 2011 at 6:27 pm

    You are the man! ^_^
    Thx dude

  2. Tony Lukasavage says:
    January 2, 2011 at 6:28 pm

    Glad I could help!

  3. Stefan Zapf says:
    January 7, 2011 at 9:01 pm

    Saved me a few hours of unnecessary work.

    Thanks so much!

  4. Aethys says:
    January 11, 2011 at 6:17 pm

    Thanks a lot !

  5. Mohamed Darabseh says:
    January 11, 2011 at 6:24 pm

    thank you, saved my time…. but not good start for android by not taking this into consideration

  6. Frank says:
    January 12, 2011 at 7:54 pm

    Quite helpful. Thanks

  7. Windows: Android SDK installer does not find Java SE Development Kit (JDK) | Jan Jonas' blog says:
    January 13, 2011 at 6:52 pm

    [...] of the JDK and (re)installed the 32-bit version the installer worked as expected. I also found a post which shows a workaround to get the Android SDK tools working with a 64-bit JDK. Due to the fact [...]

  8. David says:
    January 14, 2011 at 1:52 pm

    Thanks! This is such a common problem that it should be in the Android SDK FAQ.

  9. Alex says:
    January 18, 2011 at 6:25 pm

    Still very helpful. Thanks!

  10. Surrogard says:
    January 19, 2011 at 9:16 am

    Thanks man, you prevented some more grey hair ;)

  11. kristin says:
    January 21, 2011 at 9:40 pm

    What exactly do you mean by, “…add the following 2 directories to your system path.” Just go to Start – My Computer – C: then create a folder called “android-sdk-windows” and then go inside that folder and create two more folders called “toold” and “platform-tools” ??

  12. Tony Lukasavage says:
    January 25, 2011 at 12:09 pm

    kristin,

    You need to add those paths to the environment variable PATH.

    http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000549.htm

    http://www.question-defense.com/2009/06/22/modify-a-users-path-in-windows-vista-vista-path-environment-variable

  13. Sandy V says:
    May 22, 2011 at 12:56 am

    Thank you! Internet is more fun because of people like u..:)

  14. JNF :) says:
    June 10, 2011 at 3:53 am

    Check the end of this post: http://codearetoy.wordpress.com/2010/12/23/jdk-not-found-on-installing-android-sdk/#comment-176
    Doing “back” and “next” again fixes the problem!

  15. Nurullah says:
    August 13, 2011 at 8:33 am

    Just click back and then next. So its done :)

  16. Beyeriii says:
    September 7, 2011 at 6:37 pm

    Nurullah is correct, when the “Java SE Development Kit (JDK) not found” dialog box is displayed, press the “Back” button and the press the “Next” button. The message is nolonger displayed.