Unknown error for Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image (Android Studio)

Question

When I go into the SDK manager in Android Studio, and I go to the tab that says SDK Update Sites, It says "unknown error" next to Google Inc. (x86 System Image). I can never update Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image and I think its holding me back on some features to some apps. How can I fix this?

Solution 1

Just go to File -> Invalidate Cache/restart -> Invalidate Restart. Once done, Android Studio will close and restart. Allow all the updates to be installed and along, Intel Atom x86 system image will also be installed.

Solution 2

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If none of the suggested solutions works for you, try to run Android Studio as Administrator.

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Also ensure there's enough disk space on the partition which you installed Android Studio on.

It takes approx. 4Gb even though it says ~930mb. Keep that in mind!

To ensure diskspace is not the problem go to:

File→Settings→Appearance & Behaviour→System Settings→Android SDK→SDK Platforms

then check [X] Show Package Details and scroll to the Android package you want to install (e g. "Android 7.1.1 (Nougat)"). Check [X] Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image and hit Apply. Warning will appear in case of insufficient disk space.

Solution 3

I had same problem with android studio and performing below steps solved the problem.

Settings > Appearance & Behavior > System Settings > Updates > Canary Channel > Check Now > Stable Channel > Check Now > Android SDK > Show Package Details > Apply

No Error

Download and Install Update

Solution 4

I felt super stupid. I landed on this page after googling the error. I tried the Invalidate Cache thing. didn't work. Looked deeper into the error and tried doing as it said, manually removing the system image it was trying to overwrite. I couldnt. It was in use. wtf. oh, the emulator i had going slipped past me, it didn't shutdown with the android studio restart and updating.

Closed the emulator and the upgrade finished successfully instantly.

Check for instances of the system image file running, the file from folder C:\Users\NAME\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\system-images\android-29\google_apis\x86

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Comments

[Muhammad Saqib]

make sure your android emulator is turned off during update.

[Appafly]

When It reinstalled, it said it was still broken

[sravan953]

Same issue @ConnorT

[Mina]

Worked for me after a Failed packages: - Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image (system-images;android-24;google_apis;x86) message.

[undetected Selenium]

While this context may answer the question, providing additional context regarding how and/or why it solves the problem would improve the answer's long-term value.

[Jette]

I got the error "An error occurred while preparing SDK package Google APIs Intel x86 Atom System Image: Read timed out." Did the cache/restart and installed it again... success! :-D

[Gabriel Gava]

Haha same issue here, thanks. We are on the same "stupidity" boat now.