64-bit Eclipse won't install .apk on Android emulator

Question

On Windows 7 64-bit, running Eclipse 3.6 64-bit, JDK (jdk1.6.0_23) 64-bit and Android 2.3 (bitness?), running a program via Eclipse\'s Run|Run (Ctrl+F11) invokes the android

Answer 1

I had the same problem as the original poster and I'm also using Android SDK 2.3, Eclipse Helios, JDK 1.6.0_23 64-bit on Windows 7 Professional 64-bit.

However, once I've killed the adb.exe *32 process and then restarted eclipse and then tried running HelloAndroid app again, the emulator started successfully, the app *.apk was loaded and ran perfectly.

I didn't do anything else and I haven't installed JDK 32-bit on my machine.

Answer 2

I suppose that 32-bit ADB waits for 32-bit JDK. Just install 32-bit JDK - and everything should work after that. i'm running Android SDK on 64 bit machine with both installed JDK's 32 and 64 bits - and everything is OK

Answer 3

OK, here is the final answer (as of today): Android development, using 64-bit JDK only, is not possible (yet).

If you install the 64-bit Eclipse and install only the 32-bit JDK, Eclipse will refuse to start.

So, if you decided to install the 64-bit Eclipse, you need to install both the 64-bit JDK and the 32-bit JDK.

Thereafter, even the infamous installer_r08-windows.exe will run (and even invoke "SDK Manager.exe" automatically for you).

But 64-bit Eclipse still won't install .apk on Android emulator.

Conclusion: Google is absolutely correct in stating that Android is not supported (yet) under 64-bit Windows. The fact that some geniuses manages to do some magic to make their environment work is beyond me.

Answer 4

I know this might be late, but I found a fix for it.

I'm running:

-64-bit Windows 7

-64-bit Java 1.7 SDK

-64-bit Eclipse for Java Developers + ADT Plugin

-64-bit Android SDK

So what I do is save my java source files, and run the application through Eclipse. I close the emulator after it fully loads to the home screen. Next, I go to my command prompt in Win7 and type emulator -verbose -avd youravdname. After you press enter, Eclipse will decide to upload and install the .apk file onto the emulator. Now you can see your new activities!

It's very cumbersome, and I wonder why this even works. I seriously spent hours wondering if I even installed everything correctly.