Eclipse ADT update does not work

Question

I updated my android sdk to and I tried updating my adt via ecplise through

Help-> Check for updates

This action results in the dialog that says:

no updates found

But my SDK says:

This android is SDK requires Android Development Kit 21.1.0 or above Current version is 21.1.0.v201212060256-543035

Please update ADT to the latest version.

Help me out and you have my enormous undying gratitude.

go to sdk manager and update the ADT – Deepzz Feb 22 '13 at 11:04 — Deepzz, Feb 22 '13 at 11:04

madlymad · Accepted Answer · 2016-03-26T21:28:28.637

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Edit. 26/03/2016

Please note that Google Announced: Support for the Android Developer Tools (ADT) in Eclipse has ended, so consider migration to Android Studio.

Solution:

The fastest installation way I found to solve that without deleting eclipse, or losing any data/settings:

Go ~~here~~ download latest version of ADT, current ADT-23.0.7.zip (*)
At Eclipse > Help > Install new software... > Uncheck Contact all update sites during install to find required software (bottom, last preference) in order to avoid any unwanted delays during install.
Same screen (top) Click Add > Archive > select downloaded ADT-X.X.X.zip > follow on screen installation steps

As a user mentioned in a comment if you still face problems on updating like that you may try removing the previous version of ADT before installation.

(*) Previous versions:

Edit to fit the updates of ADT, this solution seems to work in any version :D

edited Mar 26 '16 at 21:28

answered Feb 22 '13 at 11:10

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Yup!! It works! Now I can keep all my plugin in intact and I don't have to use a new eclipse and do the whole thing over again. Thanks a lot! :) – user1528506 Feb 22 '13 at 12:15
After doing this I still had a "missing requirement" and had to enable a source: "http://download.eclipse.org/tools/cdt/releases/indigo", which might have also been the original problem. (from: http://stackoverflow.com/a/12107559/317110) – John Lehmann Mar 05 '13 at 01:08
for ADT22.0.0 i did the same steps said by @madlymad,ADT 22.0.0 can be downloaded from [here](https://dl.google.com/android/ADT-22.0.0.zip). – Sagar G. Jun 22 '13 at 07:11
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This worked for me! I could not update to 22.6.1 using Eclipse but manual installation through Archive worked. Thanks! – Ranhiru Jude Cooray Mar 23 '14 at 17:05
@Nomi what happens? any error message? have you tried every single step? – madlymad Jun 30 '14 at 07:37
@madlymad i did the same way but same error... finally i downloaded ADT from official website and now working fine with all things new.. :) – Noman Jun 30 '14 at 07:57
@Nomi I just tested the suggested workaround updating ADT-22.6.3 to ADT-23.0.0 at Eclipse Kepler Service Release 2, Build id: 20140224-0627 in Windows 7 and it still works. The last ADT on post was outdated (I just fix it) that's why I also have the general ADT site. – madlymad Jun 30 '14 at 08:06
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This answer by madlymad (and edited July 9 at 7:15) worked for me, although in my case, I had to first uninstall the older ADT (i.e. ADT-22.0.1), specifically Android DDMS, Android Development Tools, Android Hierarchy Viewer, Android Native Development Tools, Android Traceview, and Tracer for OpenGL ES. Otherwise, Eclipse will complain and I won't be able to install the update (ADT-23.0.0). I'm using Eclipse Java EE IDE for Web Developers (version: Juno Service Release 2). Hope this helps. – masarapmabuhay Jul 19 '14 at 23:33
Tried this, didn't work in my case. It says that there's a conflicting dependency. I can't even uninstall the adt plugin. I will refuse to ever interview for google, can't stand to be called stupid by the guys that coded this atrocity. – Victor Ionescu Sep 26 '14 at 11:59

sergej shafarenka · Answer 2 · 2014-03-19T14:52:27.507

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I had similar issue when upgrading to 22.6.1 and I got support from Android team. The solution was super simple.

You need to go Help - Install new software and choose there httpS:// (s is important) update site, and then execute installation.

Check out this solution on Android issue tracker.

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answered Mar 19 '14 at 08:23

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 20 '14 at 21:31

I had another issue with ADT 23+.

My ADT plugin was out-of-date, but Eclipse was still saying that the latest version was already installed. Installing manually the latest ADT version with the archive was not working either.

Eclipse was wrong so I made a clean install of ADT Plugins.

Uninstall ADT in Eclipse: Help > About Eclipse > Installation Details
Select the plugins then click on Uninstall...
Relaunch Eclipse
Install ADT again: Help > Install New Software...

score 1 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 11:09

I had the same problem. The command line update didn't work for me for some reason. It's some sort of bug that I haven't experienced in any update before this one. Here's what I did to fix it:

I deleted my eclipse installation
Downloaded a fresh copy of the sdk from the developer website
unzipped the sdk and copied only the eclipse folder
replaced my old eclipse folder with this one (deleted the rest of the download since I already had the sdk)
started up eclipse and pointed the workspace location to the old workspace I already had. All my projects were back as I had left them.

There might be other methods as well. This one seemed simplest to me. Others have suggested updating every eclipse component one by one and things like that but it seemed too tedious to me. If your eclipse installation is heavily customized and you have a lot of plugins installed then it might make sense to find an alternative. My install is always pretty minimalistic so I didn't mind throwing it away and starting from scratch.

Hope this helps!

score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Jan 10 '14 at 11:20

And at the page Google for Android Development at link http://developer.android.com/sdk/installing/installing-adt.html#Troubleshooting

They say:

If Eclipse can not find the remote update site containing the ADT plugin, try changing the remote site URL to use http, rather than https. That is, set the Location for the remote site to:

http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/

For me - it's help.

score 0 · Answer 6 · edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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If the solution of madlymad is not working, you could also try this solution which has worked for me.

In short: completely uninstall adt and then use the archive to install it again (as suggested above).

Without the uninstall i ran into conflicting jars.

edited May 23 '17 at 10:29

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answered Jul 15 '14 at 15:20

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score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Jan 11 '15 at 00:58

Download Updated bundles here:

win32: Here

Unfortunately, you will NOT be able to update an existing installation. Just use a new copy of Eclipse and install the plugins using the update site, or use the bundle.

OR You can fix this issue by removing all old Android plugins. Once you have removed all of the old Android plugins you can then install the new ones.

Open Eclipse
Select Help
Select About Eclipse SDK
Select Installation details
High light all Android plugins
Select Uninstall
Restart Eclipse
Then install the plugins again as normal
Restart Eclipse

At this point everything should be working again.

Solution via: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=73102

score -2 · Answer 8 · answered Feb 22 '13 at 11:07

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You can always try to update the SDK Tools and Platform tools outside Eclipse.

in CMD or Terminale type:

 $ android

and the SDK manager will start.

answered Feb 22 '13 at 11:07

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The SDK is updated , it is the eclipse that refuses to update. – user1528506 Feb 22 '13 at 11:09

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