Flutter - Android SDK Folder Not Writable (Temporary Problem Solved

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If this problem persists, try the following steps:

  1. Create an Android SDK directory:

mkdir -p ~/android-sdk

  1. Copy all files from the previous Android SDK:

Replace /nix/store/0wqd5nfc2hlx13davkvq2zf3zcy0wr61-androidsdk/libexec/android-sdk/ with the path to your existing Android SDK directory (you can find this in your error log). Then run:

cp -r /nix/store/0wqd5nfc2hlx13davkvq2zf3zcy0wr61-androidsdk/libexec/android-sdk/* ~/android-sdk/

  1. Configure the new directory as the Flutter Android SDK:

flutter config --android-sdk ~/android-sdk

  1. Add the path variable in Nix:
    Set the ANDROID_SDK_ROOT environment variable:

export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=~/android-sdk

  1. Make it persistent:
    Append the environment variable to your ~/.bashrc file:

echo "export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=~/android-sdk" >> ~/.bashrc

source ~/.bashrc

  1. Grant read and write permissions:

chmod -R 755 ~/android-sdk

  1. Done!

Now, run the Flutter build command:

flutter build

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so what if the problem is fixed how do reverse the changes made, and use the nix store adriod sdk

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Donā€™t do anything more for this. Just run the following command:
flutter config --android-sdk /nix/store/0wqd5nfc2hlx13davkvq2zf3zcy0wr61-androidsdk/libexec/android-sdk/* ~/android-sdk/

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is this code for fixing or reversing the changes?

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To delete the newly created Android SDK directory, use the following command:
rm -rf ~/android-sdk

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hightechsgyan its working thank you very much thats work

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It works, thank you very much @hightechsgyan

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Thanks a lot. It worked. Grateful <3

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Now iā€™m getting this error.

2025-01-25T17:57:34Z [android] Flutter daemon started
2025-01-25T17:57:35Z [android] Launching lib/main.dart on sdk gphone64 x86 64 in debug modeā€¦
2025-01-25T17:57:36Z [android] Running Gradle task ā€˜assembleDebugā€™ā€¦
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Checking the license for package Android SDK Build-Tools 33.0.1 in /home/user/android-sdk/licenses
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Warning: License for package Android SDK Build-Tools 33.0.1 not accepted.
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Checking the license for package Android SDK Platform 34 in /home/user/android-sdk/licenses
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Warning: License for package Android SDK Platform 34 not accepted.
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Error:
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android]
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Error: FAILURE: Build failed with an exception.
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android]
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] * What went wrong:
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Could not determine the dependencies of task ā€˜:app:compileDebugJavaWithJavacā€™.
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android]
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Error: > Failed to install the following Android SDK packages as some licences have not been accepted.
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] platforms;android-34 Android SDK Platform 34
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android]
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Error: build-tools;33.0.1 Android SDK Build-Tools 33.0.1
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] To build this project, accept the SDK license agreements and install the missing components using the Android Studio SDK Manager.
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] All licenses can be accepted using the sdkmanager command line tool:
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] sdkmanager.bat --licenses
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Or, to transfer the license agreements from one workstation to another, see Update the IDE and SDK tools  |  Android Studio  |  Android Developers
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android]
2025-01-25T17:58:19Z [android] Using Android SDK: /home/user/android-sdk

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You have to accept the android licenses since it a custom android sdk being used;
To resolve this, run: flutter doctor --android-licenses

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@Idx.dev hasnā€™t the problem being fixed yet?

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Android sdkmanager not found. Update to the latest Android SDK and ensure that the cmdline-tools are installed to resolve this.

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Is there anything I can do about this?

[āœ“] Flutter (Channel stable, 3.29.0, on IDX GNU/Linux 6.1.124+, locale en_US.UTF-8) [39ms]
    ā€¢ Flutter version 3.29.0 on channel stable at /home/user/flutter
    ā€¢ Upstream repository https://github.com/flutter/flutter.git
    ā€¢ Framework revision 35c388afb5 (11 days ago), 2025-02-10 12:48:41 -0800
    ā€¢ Engine revision f73bfc4522
    ā€¢ Dart version 3.7.0
    ā€¢ DevTools version 2.42.2

[āœ—] Android toolchain - develop for Android devices [40ms]
    ā€¢ Android SDK at /nix/store/w42qkfz3z0insr7z83402anmk1kjv0vn-android-sdk-platform-tools-34.0.5/libexec/android-sdk
    āœ— cmdline-tools component is missing
      Run `path/to/sdkmanager --install "cmdline-tools;latest"`
      See https://developer.android.com/studio/command-line for more details.

[āœ—] Chrome - develop for the web (Cannot find Chrome executable at google-chrome) [21ms]
    ! Cannot find Chrome. Try setting CHROME_EXECUTABLE to a Chrome executable.

[āœ—] Linux toolchain - develop for Linux desktop [40ms]
    āœ— clang++ is required for Linux development.
      It is likely available from your distribution (e.g.: apt install clang), or can be downloaded from https://releases.llvm.org/
    āœ— CMake is required for Linux development.
      It is likely available from your distribution (e.g.: apt install cmake), or can be downloaded from https://cmake.org/download/
    āœ— ninja is required for Linux development.
      It is likely available from your distribution (e.g.: apt install ninja-build), or can be downloaded from https://github.com/ninja-build/ninja/releases
    āœ— pkg-config is required for Linux development.
      It is likely available from your distribution (e.g.: apt install pkg-config), or can be downloaded from https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/pkg-config/

[!] Android Studio (not installed) [19ms]
    ā€¢ Android Studio not found; download from https://developer.android.com/studio/index.html
      (or visit https://flutter.dev/to/linux-android-setup for detailed instructions).

[āœ“] Connected device (3 available) [146ms]
    ā€¢ sdk gphone64 x86 64 (mobile) ā€¢ emulator-5554  ā€¢ android-x64 ā€¢ Android 14 (API 34) (emulator)
    ā€¢ sdk gphone64 x86 64 (mobile) ā€¢ localhost:5555 ā€¢ android-x64 ā€¢ Android 14 (API 34) (emulator)
    ā€¢ Linux (desktop)              ā€¢ linux          ā€¢ linux-x64   ā€¢ IDX GNU/Linux 6.1.124+

[āœ“] Network resources [604ms]
    ā€¢ All expected network resources are available.
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I also had such a problem. The way to fix this is to recreate the project. Publish your flutter app on github. And on the idx main page, select ā€œImport Repositoryā€, paste your github repository URL, click on the ā€œThis is a flutter applicationā€ checkbox and click ā€œImportā€. Done this may solve this problem. It worked for me.