Cordova: Android SDK not found. Make sure that it is installed. If it is not at the default location, set the ANDROID_HOME environment variable

Question

I am having problem to build android with Cordova, when I execute cordova build android, I receive this error:

Error: Android SDK not found. Ma         


        

Answer 1

As someone else stated, it is because of the android command being deprecated:

   C:\>android
   **************************************************************************
   The "android" command is deprecated.
   For manual SDK, AVD, and project management, please use Android Studio.
   For command-line tools, use tools\bin\sdkmanager.bat
   and tools\bin\avdmanager.bat
   **************************************************************************

In my case, I managed to fix it changing the newer android.bat that is bundled in the sdk, in the "tools" folder.

Just change this lines in the sdk/tools/android.bat:

From this: (Line ~20)

set avd_objects=;avd;target;device;

To:

set avd_objects=;avd;targets;device;

From This: (Line ~37)

echo android list target

To:

echo android list targets

Explanation: The cordova build.bat will eventually call check_reqs.js script, and thats where this validation is done. If you look for the actual error text, it shows that the script is trying to call "android list targets --compact" command, which I assume was the older way to do it.