Gradle: SDK location not found, the problem and solution

In a recent project, I created a Gradle project in windows, but when I load the project in Ubuntu and Mac OSX, an error “SDK location not found. Define location with sdk.dir in the local.properties file or with an ANDROID_HOME environment variable”

I then followed the instruction, and in the ~/.bashrc file, I added the environment variable ANDROID_HOME

And then I sourced this file in the terminal:

source ~/.bashrc

When rebuilding the gradle model, the same problem persists!

To troubleshoot this, I then followed the instruction as shown in the first snapshot:

• Create a new file called local.properties in the root folder of the gradle project

   
  Before adding local.properties                     After adding local.properties

• Edit the newly created local.properties file, add the single line as following:

sdk.dir=/home/user/Android/adt/sdk

where “/home/user/Android/adt/sdk” is the path where installed the Android SDK.

• Rebuild the model, now it works!

This approach is also applicable to Mac OSX!

Happy coding!