How to Fix Android Studio’s ‘android‑29’ Platform Not Found Error

When creating a new project in Android Studio, a Gradle sync failure may occur with the message ‘Module: app platform android‑29 not found’; the article walks through locating the SDK Manager, selecting Android 29 platform, accepting the license, downloading, and restarting Android Studio to resolve the issue.

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How to Fix Android Studio’s ‘android‑29’ Platform Not Found Error

Scenario

After opening a new project in Android Studio, the IDE reports a Gradle sync failure with the exception

SdkPlatformNotFoundException: Module: 'app' platform 'android-29' not found

.

Solution

1. Open the SDK Manager in Android Studio (usually via Tools → SDK Manager ).

SDK Manager window
SDK Manager window

2. In the SDK Platforms tab, locate the entry for Android 10.0 (API 29) and check its box.

Select Android 29
Select Android 29

3. Click OK . When prompted, accept the license agreement and allow the SDK components to download.

Accept license
Accept license

4. Wait for the download to complete.

Downloading SDK
Downloading SDK

5. After the installation finishes, click Finish and restart Android Studio.

Finish and restart
Finish and restart

After restarting, the Gradle sync succeeds and the project builds correctly.

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