# Install Android SDK on macOS


### Install homebrew https://brew.sh/

```
brew cask install homebrew/cask-versions/adoptopenjdk8
brew cask install android-sdk
```

add path in ~/.bash_profile or ~/.extra

```
export ANDROID_SDK_ROOT=/usr/local/share/android-sdk
export PATH=$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/emulator:$PATH:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/platform-tools:$ANDROID_SDK_ROOT/build-tools/$(ls $ANDROID_HOME/build-tools | sort | tail -1)
```

### Download related packages

```
touch ~/.android/repositories.cfg
yes | sdkmanager --licenses
sdkmanager --update
sdkmanager --no_https --install emulator
sdkmanager --no_https --install platform-tools
sdkmanager --no_https --install 'system-images;android-29;google_apis_playstore;x86_64'
sdkmanager --no_https --install 'extras;intel;Hardware_Accelerated_Execution_Manager'
sdkmanager --no_https --install 'build-tools;29.0.2'
sdkmanager --no_https --install 'platforms;android-29'
sdkmanager --list
```

### Create a visual device (AVD) via `avdmanager` command

```
avdmanager list (find device skin id, lets use pixel 17)
avdmanager create avd -f -n test -d 17 -k 'system-images;android-29;google_apis_playstore;x86_64'
avdmanager list avd (or emulator -list-avds)
```

### Run AVD

```
emulator @test
```

### Delete a visual device (AVD)

```
avdmanager delete avd -n test
```