Android build tools not detected

Question

I am developing Android application using Ionic framework (Ionic is built on top of Apache Cordova). When I try to build my app, I get an error, which states that build tools are missing.

Error:

> No installed build tools found. Install the Android build tools version 19.1.0 or higher.

I am using windows, and I have Android SDK tools installed (at C:\\tools), also I have used sdkmanager to install platform-tools (at C:\\platform-tools) and android26 and android27 platforms (at C:\\platforms\\android-26 and C:\\platforms\\android-27).

My ANDROID_HOME enviroment variable is set to C:\\tools and I have included all of the following locations in my path:

• C:\\tools
• C:\\tools\\bin
• C:\\platform-tools
• C:\\platforms

I believe I am missing something, what do I have to do/fix for my build to succeedd. What are those build tools that I do not have installed?

Answer 1

You have set "ANDROID_HOME" to your sdk tools folder. This is causing an error in the relative navigation used by Cordova.

Solution: Create a new folder "SDK" in your C drive as such C:\\SDK . Now add all of the sdk stuff into that directory. Finally, change your "ANDROID_HOME" path to C:\\SDK