React-native: Failed to find target with hash string 'android-23'

[matijagrcic]

Hi,

I have already installed API 23

Created my environment as per instructions for React Native Android on Windows but when running

react-native run-android I get the following

failed to find target with hash string 'android-23' in: C:\Users\matija\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

I've also updated build.gradle to use API 23.

Any help to would be great.

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[SeyfertCode]

Hi, i solved the problem.
move 'android-23' folder into : C:\Users\matija\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

re start terminal and have fun :)

[matijagrcic]

@SeyfertCode Tried that already, same error.

[matijagrcic]

Managed to solve this :godmode:

You need to point ANDROID_HOME to the parent directory of platforms and platform-tools so in my case this is:

C:\Users\matija\AppData\Local\Android\android-sdk

Everything works fine and on a VS Emulator as all my Ionic apps.

[matijagrcic]

To document for further Windows users.

If you get:

Unable to download JS bundle.

Be sure that you can access:

http://localhost:8081/index.android.bundle?platform=android&dev=true

Fiddler works like a charm with VS Emulator so you instantly know what's the problem.

[satya164]

PRs are welcome to improve the docs on Windows. None of the core Team uses Windows, so we rely on the community entirely to help with Windows support :)

[matijagrcic]

@satya164 Sure, will try to improve it by submitting some PRs. Probably not before next weekend.

[janicduplessis]

Seems like this issue has been resolved, closing it.

[peterchaula]

For Linux users.
export ANDROID_HOME=/homer/${USER}/pathtosdk

You might want to put this in your bash_rc or most preferebly /etc/environment or .profile

[wayne-kim]

I recommend to make sure next to items

1. make sure to set jdk environment variable
2. make sure to set "ANDROID_HOME"
3. make sure to install Android SDK build-tools
4. don't forget to run a AVD and then run "react-native run-android"

I got the same problem. I assured my environment variable. but it was wrong.
I installed visual studio for opencv. but it is a cause. after finished to be install, i got the same JDK environment variable. like that
C:\ProgramData\Oracle\Java\javapath
D:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.8.0_101\bin