IntelliJ IDEA - Android JDK doesn't work

Question

I\'ve just installed IntelliJ IDEA 10.0.0.2 Community edition
I\'ve installed Android SDK ... (C:\\Program Files\\Android\\android-sdk-windows)

I want to make a ne

Answer 1

To develop Android applications in IntelliJ IDEA you need to set both Java SDK (JSDK) and Android SDK:

• Configuring Project SDK
• Java SDK
• Setting Android SDK/Platform

You also need to run SDK Manager application and download Android platforms which you are going to use.

Note that you can detach all the jars from the JSDK configuration in IDEA if you are going to use it only for Android, this will help with the code completion so that only classes available in Android will be suggested by the IDE.

I also recommend to read the following tutorials:

• Developing applications for Android in IntelliJ IDEA
• Developing Android applications on the base of existing sources

EDIT:

Configuring project's link has been updated

Answer 2

Fixed! I needed to run IntelliJ as Administrator IDEA. Now it will approve my Android SDK directory of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk"

Answer 3

My installation path was "C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk." That confused IDEA since it doesn't seem to be able to see hidden folders, even when typing in the full path. Bummer...I fixed it though, by setting AppData as visible.

Answer 4

JSDK is the Java SDK. On my Debian it's under /usr/lib/jvm/java-6-sun

Answer 5

Make sure you have installed JDK 1.5 or 1.6 (1.7 is not works for some reason with Android SDK). I had the same problem ("The selected directory is not a valid home for Android SDK"), but after installing 1.6 JSDK - it`s work for me.

Answer 6

I just wasted a whole lot of time on this problem. My work station is running IntelliJ Ultimate 11 on Windows 7 64-bit. I was setting up my first Android project. Therefore, no SDKs were configured. First I selected the JDK, which was a no-brainer (C:\ProgramFiles (x86)\Java\jdk1.6.0_30). Next comes the part where you need to specify the Android SDK. First you click the elipsis ("...") and then click "Add New". Now here's the kicker... If you look carefully at the dialog box, you'll notice that "Configure new JSDK" is highlighted by default. What you need to do is change the selection to "Android SDK". Now you can select the directory of your Android SDK and you won't get that stupid error message.

I literally wasted about a half an hour before I realized why the app kept telling me "This is not a valid SDK directory." Hopefully this will help someone else having the same problem.

Don here: I had the same trouble in Windows 64 with 11.1.2 and 64bit java. found that only by clicking on the left window could I register my Android SDK.