Android SDK is outdated

I am using Unity version 2019.3.15f1 on macOS Catalina 10.15.5.

When I build and run for Android I receive following error message:

Android SDK is outdated
SDK Tools version 0.0 < 26.1.1.



When I than hit the Use Highest Installed button it will build without problems to my device.

When I hit the Update Android SDK button I receive this message:

Android SDK is outdated
SDK Tools version 0.0 < 26.1.1.
Make sure Android SDK path is writable by the Editor.



I have Unity installed via the installer and not via Unity Hub.
So I can not add Android Build Support modules to the Unity Editor via Unity Hub.

Here are my Preferences with the External Tools paths:



And here are my installed SDK Tools in Android Studio version 4.0:

 

I've had the same problem too!

In my case, I realized that Unity is looking into the [YOUR_SDK_DIR]\tools\package.xml file in order to read the SDK tools version and check its compatibility.

Strangely enough, the XML file was weirdly formatted and my theory is that Unity just wasn't able to locate the version parameters so it replaced them with 0.0 by default.

(As shown here, my sdk version is 26.1.1 according to package.xml but unity couldn't see it.)

<revision><major>26</major><minor>1</minor><micro>1</micro></revision>

At last, I just edited the XML file and reformatted it so that Unity can easily read the version properties and after a restart, it worked perfectly!
I have attached the TXT version here for structure reference and wouldn't recommend you using my exact values.

I hope this works for you as well.

 

Thank you @AminTheMar for your reply!

I have now compared your package.xml file to my current one which gave me the error (Android Studio 4.0) and also to another one on my other computer which uses still Android Studio 3.4.

Your package.xml file and the one from Android Studio 3.4 have set the xml element obsolete="false".

My current package.xml file from Android Studio 4.0 have set the xml element obsolete="true".

@JuliusM I have changed the xml element in [YOUR_SDK_DIR]\tools\package.xml from obsolete="true" to obsolete="false" and this fixed the error.

I will attach the original and the fixed package.xml file to this message.

 

Awesome.. It works Nicely .. Thumbs up... saves us the pain in the as* for every build...

 

problem fixed here :

 

Just wanted to say thank you. That package file has greatly reduced my frustration with 2020.1

 

i have the same proplem and the same unity version as you . Iam using uniy skd recomend and i can not fine the package.xml in my sdk foder. where did you find it ?

 

Hi BossBarforn.
It's located here...
C:/Users/YourUserName/AppData/Local/Android/Sdk/tools/

Kind regards
James.

 

I just did this on mac, the only difference was I had to restart Unity to have it stop with the warning dialog.

For me the file was located at:

~/Library/Android/sdk/tools/package.xml

 

Hello,
I had the same issue to, and i found out it was because i have unchecked the "Android SDK tools installed with Unity" just like you have on your picture the preferences with the External Tools.

 

Thank you so much for posting this location! I was getting frustrated because I couldn't find it.

 

the hell it is. this crap happens EVERY time i use unity. problem and bs and after crap that wastes weeks of my life trying to fix YOUR problems. cant u ppl earn even a little bit of the money u steal?

 

Problem Fixed here : https://www.codeprofessionally.com/...0-0-26-1-1-android-sdk-is-outdated-unity.html

 

It's not working for me even though the obsolete property is false. It still showing the same popup.

 

Same issue here; unity 2022.2.0b4

 

I have no problem with 2021.3. But today, I tried 2022.2, this message came up.

 

I ran into this issue today with 2021.3.6f1.

First I had to update the Android SDK using the command line since the "Update Android SDK" Button does not work because someone at Unity thought it is a good idea to create a temp folder here

Error building Player: UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Unity\Hub\Editor\2021.3.6f1\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\SDK\tempToolsDir' is denied.

where non-admin users cannot write.

So I updated the Android SDK manually using the command line. After this I ran into this issue. Unity is unable to read the correct SDK Platform Tools version.

I found no fix and I'm sorry to say that Unity developer support is just terrible. This issue was reported in June 2020 and there is still no solution.

 

I updated to 2022.2.0b5 today, and hit this problem as well.

Tried to update, but get: "UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Program Files\Unity\Hub\Editor\2022.2.0b5\Editor\Data\PlaybackEngines\AndroidPlayer\SDK\tempToolsDir' is denied."

If I look in the SDK directory, there is no package.xml at all, perhaps that is the breaking change?