React Native on Android failed to find Build Tools
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What causes following problem? Is my Android SDK Version not supported?
Starting JS server...
Building and installing the app on the device (cd android && gradlew.bat installDebug)...
FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
* What went wrong:
A problem occurred configuring project ':app'.
> failed to find Build Tools revision 23.0.1
Javascript Solutions
Solution 1 - Javascript
Probably you need to update your Build Tools.
I faced the problem when I tried to update from the graphic interface, it didn't show the exact minor version, so I couldn't update to it.
It was solved by looking at the available versions from the terminal with:
android list sdk -a
[...]
Packages available for installation or update: 156
1- Android SDK Tools, revision 24.4
2- Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 23.0.1
3- Android SDK Platform-tools, revision 23.1 rc1
4- Android SDK Build-tools, revision 23.0.1
[...]
And installing the right version with:
android update sdk -a -u -t 4
Solution 2 - Javascript
Just a note - it's possible to get this error because the only version of the build tools you have installed is too new.
I got precisely the error that the OP got (complaining that react-native couldn't find Build Tools revision 23.0.1). When I checked my Android SDK Manager, I saw this:
I'd naively thought that installing the latest version of the Build-tools (23.0.2 at the time of writing) would work, but apparently not. Additionally installing 23.0.1 fixed the problem.
Solution 3 - Javascript
I also had problem with newer version of SDK Build tools (same as Mark) but I managed to resolve it with modification of android/app/build.gradle
and setting proper version, e.g.
android {
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
...
UPDATE: As Mark suggested, it is wise only update minor (or patch) version in this way. Another reason why not to update this version is when you have plenty of 3rd party libs with native part - you might end up updating all of them. So you must weight possible benefits of newer version vs a bit more work.
Solution 4 - Javascript
Need modify 4 files >grep buildToolsVersion * -r | grep 23.0.1
Examples/Movies/android/app/build.gradle: buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
Examples/UIExplorer/android/app/build.gradle: buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
ReactAndroid/build.gradle: buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
local-cli/generator-android/templates/src/app/build.gradle: buildToolsVersion "23.0.2"
Solution 5 - Javascript
I had to change my Android project's build.gradle
to:
compileSdkVersion 23
buildToolsVersion "23.0.3"
defaultConfig {
applicationId "com.demoproject"
minSdkVersion 16
targetSdkVersion 23
versionCode 1
versionName "1.0"
ndk {
abiFilters "armeabi-v7a", "x86"
}
Solution 6 - Javascript
It means that the Android Build Tools installed on your system is something else than in your app's configuration file (your configuration file is pointing to 23.0.1) but you probably have 23, 24 or 25.0.* on your system.
The solution to fixing this problem:
- Edit the
build.gradle
file located underanroid/app
in your project folder - Look for the entry
buildToolsVersion
"23.0.1", and replace it with the latest version you have on your system. You can find it here:C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\build-tools
OR you could try to install in your system the version that you have in the build.gradle
file (with SDK manager).
Solution 7 - Javascript
If you have Build Tools version 24.0.1, then update your build.gradle
to match buildToolsVersion "24.0.0"
My Android/Sdk/build-tools/24.0.1/source.properties
had Pkg.Revision
set to 24.0.0
.
Solution 8 - Javascript
Find the version number in the /Users/username/Library/Android/sdk/build-tools
directory, and then modify the version number of the buildToolsVersion
corresponding to the Gradle configuration
Solution 9 - Javascript
From Android SDK manager v25 you have to install the correct build tools directly from Android Studio because the android
command does not work anymore:
Solution 10 - Javascript
I had this problem trying to build at the command line following react native's documentation. I resolved this problem by opening the project in android studio. The mismatched dependencies will appear in the build failure snackbar at the bottom of the App. For each failure, click on the link to resolve the issue.
Solution 11 - Javascript
I found out that it also happens if you uninstalled some packages from your react-native project and there is still packages in your build gradle dependencies in the bottom of page like:
{ project(':react-native-sound-player') }
Make sure to remove the associated code in the MainApplication.java file after removing the project(':react-native-sound-player')