You can find basic tools for debugging and such, and even platform-dependent tools that are always backward-compatible with older Android versions. There are even some features like Google Play Billing and Google Play Licensing that will further support your app once it’s finished. When it comes to developing for Android, it’s best to go with the official development kits. However, while Android SDK is already integrated into Android Studio, you can still use it on its own-especially when you need to use an IDE different from Android Studio. Perhaps the only downside to this is that you need to constantly update Android SDK since it doesn’t easily get its updates, as compared to Android Studio. #Unable to locate adb android studio 3.0.1 apkĪll in all, though, this is a program Android app developers can’t overlook.If using avast go for virus chest,will find adb,restore it by clicking right button.

I hope this saves someone some hours of pain. If you are still having problems, you may need to set the Project SDK. (this will uninstall the platform tools from your ide) wait till it is done and then your gradle will sync.Īfter sync is complete, go back and check the box of android sdk platform-tools (this will install a fresh one with new adb.exe) wait till it is done and sync project and then you are good to go. Uncheck android sdk platform-tools and select ok. Go back to android studio and from where you left off navigate to sdk tools (this should be right under android sdk location) Windows=> c://Users/johndoe/AppData/local/android (you can now see the sdk.)Ĭheck the platform tools folder and see if you would see anything like adb.exe (it should be missing probably because it was corrupted and your antivirus or windows defender has quarantined it)Ĭlose Android Studio, open the Task Manager and finish the ADB.exe process if it’s running and then delete the platform tools folder

Navigate to file explorer on your system, and locate the file path, this should be found something like View android SDK location (this will show you your sdk path) On your android studio at the top right corner beside the search icon you can find the SDK Manager.