Error: ANDROID_HOME is not set and "android" command not in your PATH on OS X

Question

I am getting this error in terminal when attempting to execute this command:

$ cordova platform add android

I read these answers here:

Error: ANDROID_HOME is not set and "android" command not in your PATH. You must fulfill at least one of these conditions

ANDROID_HOME is not set and "android" command not in your PATH Phonegap

however I don't know where to place the code they provide.

I am running OS X.

Solution

Option 1

for windows

Right click on My computer -> properties -> Advanced system setting -> Environment Variables

Now Edit Path on system variables to

;/yourSdkHome/tools;/youSdkHome/platform-tools

Option 2

In Windows machine, Open Command prompt and enter each of this commands one by one

set ANDROID_HOME=**C:\\android-sdk-windows**

set PATH=%PATH%;%ANDROID_HOME%\tools;%ANDROID_HOME%\platform-tools

In MAC Machine, open Terminal and enter these one by one

export ANDROID_HOME=/<installation location>/android-sdk-macosx
export PATH=${PATH}:$ANDROID_HOME/tools:$ANDROID_HOME/platform-tools

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Note - C:\\android-sdk-windows should be replaced by the path of Android SDK in your machine.

<installation location> should be replaced by the path of Android SDK in your machine.

Example

in MAC machine, if install location is ~/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64/sdk

first line should be

export ANDROID_HOME=~/adt-bundle-mac-x86_64/sdk

Comments

[Peter Stuart]

Sorry, I should have specified, I am running on OSX :)

[Peter Stuart]

I know get this Error: ANDROID_HOME is set to a non-existant path: //android-sdk-macosx at /Users/xxxx/.cordova/lib/npm_cache/cordova-android/3.6.4/pac‌​kage/bin/lib/check_r‌​eqs.js:162:19

[Prem]

@PeterStuart, Find the path of Android SDK by using the search in MAC machine and set that path

[Peter Stuart]

I cant find it in the search, am I missing something daft?