android - Eclipse ADT update does not work

Question

I updated my android sdk to and I tried updating my adt via ecplise through

Help-> Check for updates

This action results in the dialog that says:

no updates found

But my SDK says:

This android is SDK requires Android Development Kit 21.1.0 or above Current version is 21.1.0.v201212060256-543035

Please update ADT to the latest version.

Help me out and you have my enormous undying gratitude.

Answer 1

Edit. 26/03/2016

Please note that Google Announced: Support for the Android Developer Tools (ADT) in Eclipse has ended, so consider migration to Android Studio.

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Solution:

The fastest installation way I found to solve that without deleting eclipse, or losing any data/settings:

1. Go here download latest version of ADT, current ADT-23.0.7.zip (*)
2. At Eclipse > Help > Install new software... > Uncheck Contact all update sites during install to find required software (bottom, last preference) in order to avoid any unwanted delays during install.
3. Same screen (top) Click Add > Archive > select downloaded ADT-X.X.X.zip > follow on screen installation steps

As a user mentioned in a comment if you still face problems on updating like that you may try removing the previous version of ADT before installation.

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(*) Previous versions:

• ADT-23.0.0.zip | ADT-23.0.2.zip | ADT-23.0.3.zip | ADT-23.0.4.zip | ADT-23.0.6.zip
• ADT-22.6.0.zip | ADT-22.6.1.zip | ADT-22.6.2.zip | ADT-22.6.3.zip
• ADT-22.3.0.zip
• ADT-22.2.1.zip
• ADT-22.0.0.zip | ADT-22.0.1.zip | ADT-22.0.5.zip
• ADT-21.1.0.zip

Edit to fit the updates of ADT, this solution seems to work in any version :D