Why doesn't Android appear in Eclipses' preferences?

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I've installed the Android Developer tools as per the official instructions.

Installed apps

Why doesn't the tab appear in Windows->Preferences, as they said it should?

Eclipse preferences

What is your version of Eclipse? – gutiory Apr 25 '12 at 05:59 — gutiory, Apr 25 '12 at 05:59
Eclipse SDK Version: 3.7.2 Build id: M20120208-0800 – A T Apr 25 '12 at 06:16 — A T, Apr 25 '12 at 06:16

score 8 · Answer 1 · edited Oct 24 '12 at 10:44

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Remove the plugin, then restart as follows:

eclipse -clean

Now try reinstalling the ADT from the online installation

OR

Head over to Help -> Install New Software. Click on Available software sites. Delete the Android repo. Uncheck Indigo & Eclipse updates & recheck them. Now head back to Help -> Check for updates. Once done, add the Android repo again. Accept the license & you should be good to go.

Happy Coding..

edited Oct 24 '12 at 10:44

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answered Jun 21 '12 at 12:00

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I tried with a completely new Eclipse 2 days ago, it did not work. I changed the permissions on that directory to take ownership, and tried again; but it still did not work. – A T Jun 22 '12 at 14:15

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 20 '12 at 13:44

This won't fix your issue directly, but I suggest your take a look at the MOTODEV STUDIO for Android. Essentially, it's a customized Eclipse IDE with all the Android tools preinstalled and many more of their own tools for app validation. I find their tools usefull, especially the code snippets and the app validator. I believe you will need to register to download, but it's a quick and free process and you can always use a temporary email service. Anyway, this should allow you to get up and running until you find your bug (even if I don't see why you'd switch back to plain eclipse).

MOTODEV STUDIO for ANDROID

Thanks, I was Googling for something similar earlier today. `+1` — A T, Jun 20 '12 at 15:40
Accepted as an answer, as I finally got the emulator to work within it. — A T, Jun 22 '12 at 11:31

skynet · Answer 3 · 2012-06-20T17:50:35.670

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Check your plugins directory, located in the folder you extracted the original eclipse zip file to.

For me it is located in

eclipse-java-indigo-SR2-win32-x86_64\eclipse\plugins

and I see the following files related to the ADT plugin

com.android.ide.eclipse.adt_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar
com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar
com.android.ide.eclipse.hierarchyviewer_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar
com.android.ide.eclipse.traceview_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar
overlay.com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.overlay_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar

Make sure you have files similar to these.

Now open a shell and run the following in your eclipse install directory

eclipse.exe -console

you should get the osgi (Open Services Gateway Initiative) console. Now you can see whether your bundles have unresolved dependencies and start them manually. So try

osgi> diag com.android.ide.eclipse.adt

and

osgi> start com.android.ide.eclipse.adt

and check the output.

edited Jun 20 '12 at 17:50

answered Jun 20 '12 at 16:59

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Yes, I have all those files. Output: `C:\Program Files\Eclipse3\plugins>ls *android*` `com.android.ide.eclipse.adt_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar` `com.android.ide.eclipse.ddms_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar` `com.android.ide.eclipse.hierarchyviewer_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar` `com.android.ide.eclipse.traceview_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar` `overlay.com.android.ide.eclipse.adt.overlay_18.0.0.v201203301601-306762.jar` – A T Jun 20 '12 at 17:24
@AT ok that's a good sign. I updated my answer with something else to try – skynet Jun 20 '12 at 17:51
Hmm, I think you're onto something. [Here's my output](http://pastie.org/4121749) – A T Jun 20 '12 at 17:54
Oh I already had a problem with wst ! This should be relevant: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/4249695/adt-requires-org-eclipse-wst-sse-core-0-0-0-but-it-could-not-be-found (Use the instruction for Indigo) – Jean-Philippe Jodoin Jun 20 '12 at 18:20
@AT that looks similar to the problem in this question http://stackoverflow.com/a/6785527/984393 check out the answer I linked and see if installing **WST Server Adapters** gets you the `org.eclipse.wst.xml.*` dependency you need – skynet Jun 20 '12 at 18:21
Installing the WST Server Adapters gave me [the same errors](http://pastie.org/4124282). – A T Jun 21 '12 at 03:48
Hang on a minute... you put Eclipse in `Program Files`? Try extracting it into your `Users/name/Downloads` (otherwise you might have to run it as Administrator) and then install ADT. – skynet Jun 21 '12 at 10:56
@AT I know you are using something other than Eclipse now, but I am curious what the cause of your problems was – skynet Jun 22 '12 at 12:13
As am I. The bounty is still up if anyone can give me a working solution. – A T Jun 22 '12 at 14:14
@AT so extracting Eclipse to a folder other than Program Files didn't work? See my comment above – skynet Jun 22 '12 at 14:19
Thanks a lot, that's the only thing that could tell me my java version was not the one expected after an update. – njzk2 Nov 06 '12 at 14:39

score 2 · Answer 4 · answered Apr 25 '12 at 05:59

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Have you restarted eclipse after install of ADT plugin

answered Apr 25 '12 at 05:59

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Yes, I have restarted the IDE thrice. – A T Apr 25 '12 at 06:16
are you getting Android sdk manager and AVD manager inside windows. – ankita gahoi Apr 25 '12 at 06:20
Neither appear in the Windows menu, or if you were talking about my Preferences dialogue see above. – A T Apr 25 '12 at 06:56
even if you are not getting AVD manager and sdk manager inside windows in eclipse.means installation is not done properly.I think you should have to do fresh installation with eclipse. – ankita gahoi Apr 25 '12 at 07:04
I started on a clean install of Windows (thus a clean install of Eclipse), and followed the guide to the letter. So redoing this without changes won't make a difference. – A T Apr 25 '12 at 08:33
you can follow this pdf..http://www.buzztouch.com/resources/Setting_Up_Your_Android_Development_Environment_v1.3.pdf – ankita gahoi Apr 25 '12 at 09:02
Okay, got up to **8.** on page 18 before it gave me [this (aforementioned) image](http://i.stack.imgur.com/V5M0F.png) – A T Apr 25 '12 at 09:48

jolivier · Answer 5 · 2012-06-27T12:39:48.047

I see you are on Windows, I had the same problem and in my case I had to run Eclipse as administrator to install the plugin, so uninstall it, restart eclipse as administrator and reinstall it. You don't need afterward to run eclipse as administrator just to use the plugin, its only required for the installation.

The root cause might be folders ownership problems, as quoted by others, when I had the same problem I tried setting folders ownership but I could not apply my permission changes so running as administrator eclipse was the easy way for me. If you are not allowed to run eclipse as administrator on your station then you should search on the ADT documentation which folder should be owned by the user running Eclipse.

score 1 · Answer 6 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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Check the answers in this post:

Maybe going to choose Help > Check for Updates or reinstalling ADT plugin again works.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:09

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It didn't find any updates. My software locations are: http://pastebin.com/PtYX2aEE – A T Apr 25 '12 at 06:58
I have no more ideas. Maybe i'd try to have another clean installation of eclipse and installing again the ADT plugin. – gutiory Apr 25 '12 at 07:10
I started on a clean install of Windows (thus a clean install of Eclipse), and followed the guide to the letter. So redoing this without changes won't make a difference. – A T Apr 25 '12 at 08:32

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Jun 27 '12 at 10:47

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There are chances that the plugin may not have been correctly installed. Try reinstalling the ADT. Or in the help menu check for the updates nad try installing through it. I hope it 'll solve your problem.

answered Jun 27 '12 at 10:47

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score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Oct 20 '12 at 01:42

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Which you are using eclipse id , i think you are not using proper id. For better reference visit below links

Hello-world-example

Installing-adt

edited Oct 20 '12 at 01:42

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answered Jun 27 '12 at 04:04

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered May 07 '20 at 07:14

Same problem here. I've solved it like these:

Start Eclipse, then select Help > Install New Software.
Click Add, in the top-right corner.
In the Add Repository dialog that appears, enter "ADT Plugin" for the Name and the following URL for the Location: https://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
Click OK.
If you have trouble acquiring the plugin, try using "http" in the Location URL, instead of "https" (https is preferred for security reasons).
In the Available Software dialog, select the checkbox next to Developer Tools and click Next.
In the next window, you'll see a list of the tools to be downloaded. Click Next. Read and accept the license agreements, then click Finish.
If you get a security warning saying that the authenticity or validity of the software can't be established, click OK.
When the installation completes, restart Eclipse.

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