Android SDK Setup Without Android Studio Full CLI Guide for Windows (2025)
Tired of bloated installs and slow IDEs? In this video, I’ll walk you through setting up the Android SDK using only command-line tools — no Android Studio required. Perfect for developers, tinkerers, and post-flash automation workflows.
🔧 What’s covered:
Downloading official CLI tools from Google
Creating the correct cmdline-tools/latest folder structure
setting up and updating system PATH
• Installing platform-tools, build-tools, and SDK packages via
• Accepting licenses and verifying with
💡 Bonus: Troubleshooting common errors like “sdkmanager not found” and folder structure issues.
Works on Windows 10/11. Lightweight, fast, and future-proof.
Solves following common issues -
The system cannot find the path specified.
[!] Unable to find a path to the SDK.
Please set the ANDROID_SDK_ROOT environment variable or move this package into its expected location: