Ionic Android build: java.lang.IllegalStateException: buildToolsVersion is not specified

Question

Since today, somehow my ionic project is not longer able to build for some reason. I already tried to remove the platform and add it again, but it didn\'t work. I now almost spe

Answer 1

I had the same issue. I fixed it as follows:-

Open Android studio configuration.

Go to config>SDK Manager>Android SDK>SDK Tools and install Android SDK Build-Tools.

Check the ANDROID_HOME variable. I am on mac, so it points to "/Users/user_name/Library/Android/sdk/"

If not set correctly set it as follows:-

export ANDROID_HOME="/Users/user_name/Library/Android/sdk/"

Now build it again and it should work fine.

PS:Getting android sdk by installing Android Studio is highly recommended than installing the sdk manually. This way you will not run into unnecessary trouble.