ADT plugin doesn't show up in Eclipse

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I've followed the instruction here for installing ADT, but I don't see any sign of ADT in Eclipse, except that it's installed.

According to what it says here, I should have additional project templates, which are missing. See the screenshots:

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what all project options you see under file->new->others? if adt is installed you should see a option for android project there. — codemaster, Mar 18 '12 at 02:54
I'm experiencing the exact same thing with my Eclipse. I'm just going to port over to Android Studio.. I'm so F***'n tired of Eclipse and the hoops I've got to jump through just about every month. — CampbellGolf, Jul 03 '13 at 12:01

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 03 '14 at 18:21

Besides reinstalling eclipse and reloading the ADT I have found another solution :

Inside Eclipse ->Window ->Customize Perspective ->Command Groups Availability ->Check All Android groups -> OK

That should solve any issues. Currently there are four (4) android groups.

Good luck guys!

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 18 '12 at 02:56

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You Simply need to Download the ADT Plugin. Please look at step by step guide here.

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 Note: 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.

Note: 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.

answered Mar 18 '12 at 02:56

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He did all that...look at his first screenshot. – Jason Robinson Mar 18 '12 at 03:07
But it may be a problem of improper installation, i would suggest you to remove the plugins and re-install it. – Lucifer Mar 18 '12 at 03:13
@Android except for consuming time I don't believe it's gonna help but I'll give it a shot. Anyway, I understand from your profile that you are of the Android Dev team, it's really a shame there is no one click installation. You should learn from Microsoft on this aspect. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Mar 18 '12 at 03:16
@Android I reinstalled and everything is as before. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Mar 18 '12 at 03:24
Its very Simple, go to Help Menu--> Install New Software Option, there will be a link in the coming Dialogbox "What is Already Installed" , above the "Next" Button. Click on it, it will show you the installed plug-ins, then select the DDMS plugin- and click on "Uninstall" ... – Lucifer Mar 18 '12 at 03:27

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Oct 03 '12 at 18:12

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I'm on Ubuntu and had the same problem as the poster. Had to run Eclipse as sudo and do the ADT install (into the same workspace as my non-root user account).

Restarted Eclipse as a non-root user and everything works.

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answered Aug 28 '12 at 13:37

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score 2 · Answer 4 · edited Nov 20 '12 at 15:29

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I think you have to update JDK. Please check JDK version.

#java -version

I've meet same problem when I use JDK 1.5 on ubuntu.

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answered Nov 20 '12 at 15:11

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:13

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The answer is here: Android ADT Plugin doesn't show up in Eclipse

Actually, running as administrator on Win7 worked for me after uninstalling ADT.

Another thing is to execute eclipse with the parameter -clean after uninstalling ADT.

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answered Jul 06 '12 at 16:16

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score 1 · Answer 6 · answered Aug 20 '12 at 12:05

When you load the Android ADT plugins, using Help -> Install New Software, you need to have started Eclipse with "run as administrator". If you installed the ADT plugins without having run Eclipse as administrator, it might not work when you go to Windows -> Preferences...., and Android doesn't appear in the left panel.

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Oct 20 '12 at 00:24

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make sure you have the latest jdk installed. that was the issue in my case

answered Oct 20 '12 at 00:24

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Mar 18 '12 at 03:15

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Somehow, your installation didn't register properly. Try removing ADT and reinstalling it.

To uninstall, go to Window > Preferences > Install/Upload, then click on the "Uninstall or update" link. Find ADT (and related software), remove, then try to reinstall.

answered Mar 18 '12 at 03:15

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I did that and everything is as before. – Shimmy Weitzhandler Mar 18 '12 at 03:23
Indigo, now deleting and reinstalling eclipse – Shimmy Weitzhandler Mar 18 '12 at 03:38
Only other thing I can think to try would be uninstalling, close Eclipse, run Eclipse as Administrator, and try again. – Jason Robinson Mar 18 '12 at 03:43

score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Mar 18 '12 at 03:57

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I had to reinstall Eclipse and that solved the problem.

answered Mar 18 '12 at 03:57

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