Android Studio 4.1 Plugin Error: Plugin * is incompatible (supported only in IntelliJ IDEA)

Question

Plugin Error

Plugin "Android WiFi ADB" is incompatible (supported only in IntelliJ IDEA). Plugin "Name That Color" is incompatible (supported only in IntelliJ IDEA). Plugin "Json2Pojo" is incompatible (supported only in IntelliJ IDEA).

I tried to install the plugin "Android WiFi ADB", "Name That Color", "Android WiFi ADB", etc in Android Studio 4.1, but I faced this error. Can anyone help me with this?

Errors screenshot

Software Detail

Android Studio 4.1

Build #AI-201.8743.12.41.6858069, built on September 23, 2020

Runtime version: 1.8.0_242-release-1644-b01 amd64

VM: OpenJDK 64-Bit Server VM by JetBrains s.r.o

Windows 10 10.0

GC: ParNew, ConcurrentMarkSweep

Memory: 1246M

Cores: 4

Registry: ide.new.welcome.screen.force=true

Non-Bundled Plugins: com.thoughtworks.gauge, org.intellij.plugins.markdown, org.jetbrains.kotlin

Solution 1

Some older plugins are no longer compatible with the latest Android Studio (4.1 right now). Also, they seem to have changed the location of the plugins folder with this new version.

You will have to uninstall the plugin. In my case, I couldn't see the plugin listed in the IDE settings. I had to manually find and delete the file.

Currently, plugins are located in the following directories (make sure to change the android version number in the path if your software version is different; versions below 3 are located differently as detailed here):

Windows (ctrl+L in the explorer then paste it): %APPDATA%\Google\AndroidStudio4.1\plugins

MacOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio4.1/plugins

linux: ~/.config/Google/AndroidStudio4.1/plugins or ~/.local/share/Google/AndroidStudio4.1/

Delete the plugins there and the error should be gone.

Solution 2

1. Download the plugin by going to Android Studio File/Setting/Plugins search for Android Wifi ADB and install it.

2. Now You may found AndroidWiFiADB Folder at path ==> C:\Users\PCUserName\AppData\Roaming\Google\AndroidStudio\Plugins , Cut the Android Wifi ADB Folder.

3. Now Paste That AndroidWiFiADB Folder at path ==> C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\plugins

4. Restart Android Studio And Enjoy Debugging through WiFi.

Solution 3

I've just updated the studio to 4.1 and got the same issue with the above-mentioned libraries. Below is my approach to fix this without rely on a third party in the case of ADB WIFi and for other plugins we need to wait developer to make changes according to the latest android studio.

Connect to a device over Wi-Fi (Android 10 and lower)

Step 1:

Connect the device to the host computer with a USB cable.

Step 2:

Set the target device to listen for a TCP/IP connection on port 5555
 adb tcpip 5555

Step 3:

Disconnect the USB cable from the target device.

Step 4:

Find the IP address of the Android device. For example, on a Nexus device, 
you can find the IP address at Settings > About tablet (or About phone) > Status > IP address. Or, on a Wear OS device, you can find the IP address at Settings > Wi-Fi Settings > Advanced > IP address. 

Step 5:

Connect to the device by its IP address
 adb connect device_ip_address

Step 8:

Confirm that your host computer is connected to the target device: 
adb devices

Solution 4

1. Go to this directory.
2. Find the plugin name and remove its folder totally.

Note: 'AppData' is a hidden folder by default.

Solution 5

For windows :

1. Download plugin zip file manually from official website
2. unzip the zip file and paste it in C:\Program Files\Android\Android Studio\plugins
3. Restart your Android Studio

For getting rid of that incompatible plugins warning, you can follow above answer (by @asim), if your are not able to see AppData folder then it means it is in hidden items.

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Comments

[p2pdops]

I'm using linux, solved by removing folder: AndroidWiFiADB from path: /home/p2pdops/.local/share/Google/AndroidStudio4.1...

[Rohit]

Can someone guide me to the new plugin location in MacOS?

[N Droidev]

Yeah but how can we use those plugins again?

[Asim]

@SamirElekberov You're gonna have to wait for their developers to update them.

[Shadow]

It is absolutely backward thinking to move the plugin folder location and not listing inside the IDE Plugin settings the actual incompatible plugin for us to easily remove it without fussing around the app data files. It knows it is incompatible, it knows better than us where it is, why on earth would it not list it in the plugin settings for us to decide whether to remove it or disable it is beyond me.

[wangqi060934]

@Rohit ~/Library/Application Support/Google/AndroidStudio4.1/plugins for mac

[JackShen]

When I changed interllij.version to 'IU-201.6668.121' it did solve the problem, but after upgrading android studio 4.1.1 the problem recurred, how do I fix it, please?

[Rohit]

Thanks @wangqi060934. Found it!

[Hooni]

step 4 (alternative): Show IP address of the devices that are connected via wifi adb shell ip addr show wlan0

[3c71]

Worked for me. plugins folder is not in AppData for my install in a custom folder. With Android Studio 4.1 the plugin folder is inside Android Studio install directory as noted in this answer.

[Ravi Bhatt]

In my case, I missed <depends>com.intellij.modules.androidstudio</depends> in plugins.xml file. Without it, it was working till AS 4.0, but for AS 4.0+, that declaration seems mandatory.

[Milad Targholi]

yaaaa! that work for me. i want to use "android clean code generator" and "android wifi adb" plugins.

[nandur93]

@SamirElekberov see this answer stackoverflow.com/a/64464679/7772358

[N Droidev]

@nandur93 That doesnt work.. I just waited for developers to update them.. Then it worked.

[Adi]

This worked for me , had to provide write permission to plugins folder otherwise it was copying in C drive only

[Adi]

This worked for me , had to provide write permission to plugins folder otherwise it was copying in C drive only

[Dashesh]

After updating to AS 4.2 it automatically takes care of this and does not copy unsupported plugins to new version's plugin folder :)

[user924]

there is no such plugin! stackoverflow.com/questions/70361299/…

[adrianvintu]

Upvoted. On Windows WIN+L is the login screen, you probably mean WIN+E

[Asim]

@adrianvintu its ctrl+L not Win+L. Ctrl+L shifts focus to the address bar when inside the explorer.

[adrianvintu]

@Asim oh, i never used that before, thanks. also, misread on my part, sorry :D

[DILSHAD AHMAD]

This worked for me also .My Android studio version "Arctic fox version 2020.3.1 patch 4"

[GFPF]

Worked for me as well! cheers!