Droid Explorer don't see devices with platform-tools version 27.0.0

[VasylDyakun]

After releasing Android 8.1 and updating platform-tools to the version 27.0.0 Droid Explorer don't see devices

In case Users restore previous version of platform-tools (v 26.0.0) Droid Exprorer is working, but does not supports screenshot tool for Android 8.1 devices

[lyu0001]

Confirm the problem: Platform-tools version 26.0 works well, but 27.0 didn't work that showed no device. Android studio default set 27.0 version, you need to uninstall Platform-tools 27.0 from SDK-manager and unzip the platform-tools_r26.0.0-windows.zip to C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk\

Download old version of platform-tools (v 26.0.0) here ★★★★★
https://androidsdkoffline.blogspot.tw/p/android-sdk-platform-tools.html

[hamedsolo]

You can manually download an older version of the platform-tools and put them in your SDK directory:

Download rev. 21 of the platform-tools from ( http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r21-windows.zip)
Rename the platform-tools directory in your SDK to platform-tools-23
Extract the zip file, downloaded previously, to the root of your SDK directory. It contains the platform-tools directory in the zip.
thats works for me

[Unknown78]

I couldn't make it to work, always invalid. This project has been abandoned. I give up.

[gartha1]

doesn't work for me

https://i.stack.imgur.com/KLAK4.png

I have this key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\DroidExplorer\InstallPath with value "C:\Program Files\Droid Explorer"
https://i.stack.imgur.com/jZFjc.png

I don't have a DroidExplorer key in HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node despite doing a repair install of DroidExplorer. I don't think I ever had though I did at times try to create one manually.

So what am I meant to choose. android? sdk? platform-23? either way none of them work

https://i.stack.imgur.com/anaOe.png

[tranzior]

doesn't work for me

Follow those steps:

1. Install SDK Manager: https://dl.google.com/android/installer_r24.4.1-windows.exe
2. Download Platform-tools_r26.0.2: http://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r26.0.2-windows.zip
3. Install the followings packages in the SDK Manager
4. Kill ADB.exe process if it is running
5. Replace platform-tools folder in the installed SDK to Platform-tools_r26.0.2
6. Reinstall the Droid Explorer

[gartha1]

It hasn't worked. Same error from droid explorer

You didn't mention how I can verify that I did those steps correctly or what the actual problem is but anyhow.

My SDK Manager currently looks like this

https://i.stack.imgur.com/isqEC.png

I did replace the platform tools folder. which may even show there in SDK manager that I did, since it says Rev 26.0.2

And I did kill adb.exe and I see it replaced adb.exe too as my adb.exe is 1.5MB and

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb | head -n 4
Android Debug Bridge version 1.0.39
Revision 3db08f2c6889-android
Installed as C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools\adb.exe

C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>

So my adb is that version which I guess is the right version..

I chose "repair" when running the installation for droid explorer, and that way it prompted me for SDK location.

I tried C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk and C:\Program Files (x86)\Android and even C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools

You didn't tell me which to try but anyhow I tried them all, and it's not etasy to try them all because the GUI is so bad it doesn't even give an editable box.

Thanks

[Alok255]

Without knowing the precise version of the SDK platform-tools you've got installed (but i will be able to assume the latest), i feel the matter is with the Android SDK platform-tools.

Droid Explorer uses a feature in ADB called 'status-window' to stay track of the connection state of the devices. within the latest version (rev. 23), they removed this feature.

You can manually download an older version of the platform-tools and put them in your SDK directory:

Download rev. 21 of the platform-tools from platform-tools_r21-windows.zip
Rename the platform-tools directory in your SDK to platform-tools-23
Extract the zip file, downloaded previously, to the basis of your SDK directory. It contains the platform-tools directory within the zip.