How to use custom android SDK in Android Studio?

Question

I added a new API to my custom android OS, and followed these steps to create the SDK:

• . build/envsetup.sh
• lunch sdk-eng
• make -j(thread num) update-api
• make -j(thread num) sdk
• The SDK is located under /out/host/linux-x86/sdk/sdk/

Then configured Android Studio to use the new SDK:

• Open Android Studio's Preferences --> Android SDK
• Edit the Android SDK Location with the new SDK path.

Result: When I'm trying to build the project, the build process stuck with a message:

AAPT process not ready to receive commands

In the meanwhile I found a workaround to use the custom android.jar (in answers)

Answer 1

Workaround for using the new android.jar in Android Studio:

• Replace the /platforms/android-/android.jar with the new android.jar that located at /out/host/linux-x86/sdk/sdk/sdk/android-sdk_eng./platforms/android-6.0.1/android.jar
• Build the project.

Note: Before replacing the jar file, be sure that you have downloaded the appropriate android SDK from the Android SDK Manager. For example: If your custom SDK is for android-23, download the android-23 SDK platform. The compileSdkVersion 23 field in the app's build.gradle file, must be equal to the custom SDK number you created.