How to download and add v7-appcompat library manually without SDK Manager

Question

I checked this link to:

https://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html

It says I should use SDK manager to download and add v7-appcompat, however I have to connect to internet through proxy and when I use SDK manager it cannot download anything.

So how can I download and add v7-appcompat?

I KNOW HOW TO USE PROXY, BUT PROXY MAKE MY INTERNET SPEED WORSE, SO SKD MANAGER GET TIMED OUT MESSAGE.

(I want to use material design, but when I use this theme: Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar it connot resolve it, I checked through web and I find out I need to add v7-appcompat and there is not any folder like extras\android\support)

possible duplicate of [Set Android SDK behind server proxy?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/9993690/set-android-sdk-behind-server-proxy) — Ivan Aksamentov - Drop, Aug 02 '15 at 12:34
I know how to use proxy, however when I use it SDK cannot download anything because of time out. My bandwidth is awful and proxy make it worse. — Taher, Aug 02 '15 at 12:36
Okay then. I found this after 5 min of search: https://github.com/koush/android-support-v7-appcompat/tree/master/libs — Ivan Aksamentov - Drop, Aug 02 '15 at 12:39
Also, Android is an open source project, so if you feel brave enough you can download source code and build it yourself. — Ivan Aksamentov - Drop, Aug 02 '15 at 12:40

score 6 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 02 '15 at 12:58

Manual download steps:

Run SDK manager at least once after installation, so it would create its config folder.
Find .android folder in your home folder (~ on *nix, C:\Users\<username> on Windows)
Open sites-settings.cfg
Pick a repository string that will likely contain your package (repo names after = sign could give you a clue). In your case it will be:
```
@name@https\://dl.google.com/android/repository/addon-6.xml=Google Inc.
```

Paste picked URL into a browser address bar:

https://dl.google.com/android/repository/addon-6.xml

You will see an XML file that describes downloads available in the repository. We are interested in:
```
<sdk:name-display>Android Support Library</sdk:name-display>
```
Just below you could find a direct download URL.
```
<sdk:url>support_r19.1.zip</sdk:url>
```
Now, it can be absolute path or relative path. In our case it is relative path. Just add the absolute current path before it. We are now on:
```
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/
```
so, the link will be
```
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/support_r19.1.zip
```
If you don't find desired files, just try another repository

Note, that in mainland China https://dl.google.com may be blocked. You will to find a solution to this problem yourself ;)

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 21 '18 at 18:06

0

I was missing:

allprojects {
    repositories {
        maven {url "https://maven.google.com"}
    }
}

in my project level gradle file. Added this and it worked like charm.

edited Jul 21 '18 at 18:06

Brian Tompsett - 汤莱恩

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answered Jul 21 '18 at 17:40

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