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Reading "The import android.support cannot be resolved" I can see that I require a file named android-support-v4.jar . Reading http://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html I can see that I need the SDK Manager. But where can I just get the file?

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  • you should have the sdk manager. it comes with any sdk installer, and it is what you use to install platforms, which you need to compile against. It also runs headless, in case that is what you are looking for. – njzk2 Nov 05 '14 at 23:14

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The directory has been removed. Now it is under ../extras/m2respository/com/android/support/support-v4/21.0.0... and so on.
The file name is now support-v4-20.0.0.jar and so on.

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    I didn't find a Jar file, there you can find aar files – OscarLeif Mar 21 '17 at 04:20
  • You can extract the JAR from the AAR. I made a quick video. https://youtu.be/wT4FvH7OYJo – Sean Novak Aug 01 '18 at 12:22
  • @Sean Novak, yeah, you can. But it looks like those aar files do not represent standalone packages. I think they are just patches. So it looks like in order to get one full jar, one has to unpack many those aar files.. – reardenlife Sep 13 '19 at 17:04
  • @SeanNovak This https://youtu.be/wT4FvH7OYJo video isn't available anymore. :( – WebViewer Dec 05 '22 at 06:17
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Officially, you can get the library downloading the SDK, find your SDK directory, and its located under:

[sdk-dir]/extras/android/support/v4/android-support-v4.jar

Unofficially, here's a java2s-hosted direct download.

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    Extras are not included with the SDK, at least not as of this writing. There is a separate "Extras -> Android Support Repository" that must be installed from the SDK Manager. – bparker Mar 21 '17 at 21:51
  • I am trying to modify a project (Gradle project) that uses that unresolved import. It does not help me to download "Android Support repository", it end up in a maven folder inside the Android SDK. The project tries to import "android.Support.*".The`android.jar` otherwise functional. – Lealo Dec 26 '17 at 02:13
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You can find this jar under your android SDK dir:

/extras/android/support/v4/android-support-v4.jar

and a copy here:

/extras/android/support/v7/appcompat/libs/android-support-v4.jar

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  • What is the difference between `sdk\extras\android\support\v4\android-support-v4.jar` and `sdk\extras\android\m2repository\com\android\support\support-v4\19.1.0\support-v4-19.1.0.jar` mentioned @Mahdi-Malv? – WebViewer Dec 05 '22 at 06:32
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The android-support-v4.jar file is located in

/extras/android/support/v4/android-support-v4.jar

Copy and paste this file to your Project libs folder and the add this jar to your build path by

  1. Right Click on your project and Click on Properties

  2. Go to Java Build Path > Libraries > Add jar > Browse the jar in your project libs folder and add it.

  3. Go to order and export tab, and tick(check) on the library.
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  1. cd android-sdks/tools
  2. Run ./android sdk
  3. Click "Install X packages"
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