# Android - automatic dependency installer (e.g. build-tools) step : Install missing Android tools **URL:** \ **Category:** Changelog\ **Tags:** step\ **Created:** [January 17, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316 "2017-01-17T10:09:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![godreikrisztian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/godreikrisztian/32/22_2.png) [@godreikrisztian](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/godreikrisztian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/1 "2017-01-17T10:09:39Z")
The step repo: [https://github.com/bitrise-steplib/steps-install-missing-android-tools](https://github.com/bitrise-steplib/steps-install-missing-android-tools) This new step will analyze your Android (gradle) project, determine the desired compile sdk version (`android-xx` package), build tools version (`build-tools-x.x.x` package) and if google play services or support library is used and also installs the missing tools. ## How / where to add this Step to your existing Workflow: You can add this step ( **Install missing Android tools** ) right after the **Git Clone** step in your workflow, and that’s all! **If you have a recent Android project, where `GRADLE_BUILD_FILE_PATH` is set as an App Env Var** (the automatic [bitrise.io](https://www.bitrise.io) scanner adds this environment variable for Android projects automatically for quite some time now), **you don’t have to set anything else!** _If your project does not have the `GRADLE_BUILD_FILE_PATH` **App Env Var** then you can either set this to the relative path of the root `build.gradle` file (e.g.: `./MyAndroidProject/build.gradle` if your android project is in a sub directory called `MyAndroidProject` inside your repository, or simply `./build.gradle` if build.gradle is in your repository’s root) as an **App Env Var** , or simply specify the path for this new step’s **Path to the root build.gradle file** input. Or, alternatively, register your repository again on [bitrise.io](https://www.bitrise.io), to get an up to date, auto-generated base workflow! 😉_ ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/2 "2017-01-17T10:18:41Z")
Awesome @godreikrisztian! 😉 When will this be released? 😉 I’d love to suggest this step as a solution for these issues [Android compile issue (SDK Build tools license)](http://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-compile-issue-sdk-build-tools-license/313) / [Weekly Virtual Machine / Stack updates - 2017.01.14](http://discuss.bitrise.io/t/weekly-virtual-machine-stack-updates-2017-01-14/139) , instead of the **Script** step… ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:21am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/3 "2017-01-17T10:21:40Z")
Actually, one more idea: should this step be able to `gradlew dependencies`? Maybe with a retry? E.g. to solve issues like: [https://github.com/bitrise-io/build.issues/issues/1](https://github.com/bitrise-io/build.issues/issues/1) Edit: not a good idea, as `gradlew dependencies` **does not accept the licenses** , so you’ll end up with issues like [Android compile issue (SDK Build tools license)](http://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-compile-issue-sdk-build-tools-license/313) … Maybe with built in license handling somehow… ---
**Author:** ![godreikrisztian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/godreikrisztian/32/22_2.png) [@godreikrisztian](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/godreikrisztian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/4 "2017-01-17T10:47:01Z")
Regarding to > [@viktorbenei](#): > > When will this be released? The first version of the step is ready, i just need to share it, then include the step in the default android workflow generated by the scanner. It should be done in a couple of hours. ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 10:47am UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/5 "2017-01-17T10:47:43Z")
Awesome, thank you! ❤ ---
**Author:** ![godreikrisztian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/godreikrisztian/32/22_2.png) [@godreikrisztian](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/godreikrisztian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:16pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/6 "2017-01-17T13:16:04Z")
`install-missing-android-tools` step’s first version (0.9.1) is available in the steplib. ---
**Author:** ![viktorbenei](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/viktorbenei/32/18_2.png) [@viktorbenei](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/viktorbenei)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/7 "2017-01-17T13:28:16Z")
Hurray!! 🚀 😉 ---
**Author:** ![godreikrisztian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/godreikrisztian/32/22_2.png) [@godreikrisztian](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/godreikrisztian)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/8 "2017-01-17T13:49:30Z")
`project-scanner@1.0.0` is available in the steplib with the new install-missing-android-tools step. ---
**Author:** ![vgaidarji](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/vgaidarji/32/60_2.png) [@vgaidarji](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/vgaidarji)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 2:11pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/9 "2017-05-31T14:11:54Z")
I just checked step sources. Huge amount of work, @godreikrisztian 😱 ---
**Author:** ![godreikrisztian](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discuss.bitrise.io/godreikrisztian/32/22_2.png) [@godreikrisztian](https://discuss.bitrise.io/u/godreikrisztian)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2017, 3:21pm UTC](https://discuss.bitrise.io/t/android-automatic-dependency-installer-e-g-build-tools-step-install-missing-android-tools/316/10 "2017-05-31T15:21:41Z")
Thanks, we try to do our best 😉