Using Android Studio to install Android SDK for .NET MAUI Development

4 Dec 2024

    If you’re a .NET MAUI developer and have struggled with manually installing the Android SDK onto your Mac using sdkmanger, you could consider moving to Android Studio to handle the installation.

  1. Download Android Studio
  2. Developer.Android.com
  3. Welcome to Android Studio
  4. Select More Actions – SDK Manager:

    Welcome to Android Studio
  5. Install Android SDK
  6. Install what you need to a directory of your choosing.

    Android SDK Installation

    For instance VSCode reported that I needed to fix the following:

    • platforms/android-35 - NOT INSTALLED
    • build-tools/35.0.0 - NOT INSTALLED
    • cmdline-tools/12.0 - UPDATE REQUIRED (VERSION 11.0 TO VERSION '12.0')

    And I was able to address them all successfully using Android Studio.

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