Steps to follow when the Android Development Tools (ADT) fall out of sync with the Android SDK Tools

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In theory the Android Developments Tools (ADT) development environment should auto detect when it needs to install updates, but I've found that in practice there are times when the Android SDK Manager updates the Android SDK Tools to the latest version but the ADT environment doesn't follow suit and this breaks certain parts, for example the launching of apps.


In this situation, the first thing to do is:
  1.  go to the ADT menu and select 'About...'
  2. click on Installation Details
  3. check the version number of your Android Development Tools aligns with that of your SDK tools in the SDK manager (Window -> SDK Manager)

If the two do not align use the Help menu and select 'Check for Updates', but if this doesn't have anything to offer return to the Help menu and click on 'Install New Software'. Once you've opened the new software dialog box do the following.
  1. click on the drop-down menu button for the 'Work with' box and select the Android Developer Tools Update Site with the URL: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/eclipse/
  2. if you don't have this on your selection menu, then add it using the Add... button
  3. select the items that appear in the available box and select Next
  4. agree to the Licenses and then Finish
  5. click OK to any warnings
  6. finally, you most likely need to restart and will be prompted to do this

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