Fixing android sdk setup for android studio

Question

After opening andrioid studio for first use, I see the following:

d.android.com/sdk however redirects to a different page with downloads without the android sdk. So I am not able to download it.

Trying to install android-sdk with apt (Ubuntu 18.04) results in problems with the android licenses that I can not resolve, so I uninstalled (with --purge) it again.

I have tried re-installing android studio multiple times in different ways.

How can I setup my android-sdk properly?

You need to download the android sdk. Save it in your hard-drive and set its path in android studio. — Debarshi Bhattacharjee, Aug 10 '20 at 13:50
I want to, as I mentioned android sdk is not listed on the page where it is supposed to be available. — Anton, Aug 10 '20 at 13:59
This shouldn't happen. Can you provide a pic about what it shows when you click install sdk from android studio? — Debarshi Bhattacharjee, Aug 10 '20 at 14:05
I have added a screenshot with the prompt. I cannot click 'install sdk', I can go to d.android.com/sdk which redirects to a page without the sdk. — Anton, Aug 10 '20 at 14:13
Reinstall it. You'll get an option to download to sdk there.. — Debarshi Bhattacharjee, Aug 10 '20 at 14:26
I have already reinstalled it, it shows the same prompt every time. — Anton, Aug 10 '20 at 14:27
Maybe this will help- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/37505709/how-do-i-download-the-android-sdk-without-downloading-android-studio — Debarshi Bhattacharjee, Aug 10 '20 at 14:37
I figured it out using that post, thanks! I will do a full write up of all the steps I had to take to fix this. — Anton, Aug 10 '20 at 15:04

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 10 '20 at 15:36

To get the full sdk start out by downloading the command line tools. After extracting this file you are left with a tools folder.

Place the tools folder inside a new folder called cmdline-tools. This is necessary to avoid namespace issues.

In a terminal inside cmdline-tools run the following (replace 27 with the min version you want your app to be compatible with):

./tools/bin/sdkmanager --update
./tools/bin/sdkmanager "platform-tools"
./tools/bin/sdkmanager "platforms;android-27"
./tools/bin/sdkmanager "build-tools;27.0.3"

At the same folder level as cmdline-tools you should now have the folders:

build-tools
tools
platforms
emulator
licenses
patcher

Move all these folders to a folder named Android in your home dir. For the sdk prompt in android studio select this folder.

Fixing android sdk setup for android studio

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