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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Editing a Layout File

Tosin Akinbola
Tosin Akinbola
272 Points

i am getting this warning message : " Rendering Problems No Android SDK found. Please configure an Android SDK"

I cannot run the app due to the above error message, what can I do to progress?

2 Answers

Tosin Akinbola
Tosin Akinbola
272 Points

figured it out! Ran Android studio as an administrator, as a complete newbie, I am happy I figured this out, learning one problem at a time :) !

That's awesome! Great work!

Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

Glad to hear you got it fixed! I will mark your answer as the Best Answer so that other users know it has been resolved.

I also had a similar issue where my Android Studio couldn't find my JDK unless I ran it as an Administrator. In case you hadn't already, here's a handy tip to get Android Studio to always open as Administrator if you need it:

Android Studio Administrator Guide

Niyamat Almass
Niyamat Almass
8,176 Points

this problem is not gone yet

Harry James
Harry James
14,780 Points

Hey Niyamat Almass - Sorry for the delay, I was testing out the new Weather App course.

Are you able to open up Android Studio? If so, there's an option to update the SDK location in Android Studio!

Go to File >> Project Structure >> SDK Location and make sure you have the correct path selected to your Android SDK:

Also, try navigating to the location in your systems file browser. Make sure that upon visiting the file path, you see add-ons, build-tools, docs, extras etc... (You might not have all of these) and not another folder called sdk.

If you don't have the Android SDK yet, go ahead and download it! Go to this link, scroll down and where it says "SDK Tools Only", install/extract the appropriate version for your system where you want and then set the path to the SDK as shown above.

thats the best way to learn good job keep at it