Service Virtualization

Simulator Log Error - ANDROID_HOME is not set

  • 1.  Simulator Log Error - ANDROID_HOME is not set

    Posted Apr 23, 2015 07:53 PM

    I've just installed DevTest 8.0.2 on a Linux box and keep seeing the following error message in the Simulator log file.

     

    2015-04-23 23:48:15,732Z (09:48) [ServerRequestResponder 6] ERROR AndroidAvdHelper           - ANDROID_HOME is not set

    com.itko.lisa.mobile.android.AndroidSdkException: ANDROID_HOME is not set.

        at com.itko.lisa.mobile.android.impl.AndroidSdkImpl.getAndroidHome(AndroidSdkImpl.java:183)
        at com.itko.lisa.mobile.appium.AndroidAvdHelper.getAndroidHome(AndroidAvdHelper.java:290)
        at com.itko.lisa.mobile.utils.DeviceUtils.getAttachedAndroidDevices(DeviceUtils.java:777)
       

    at com.itko.lisa.mobile.utils.DeviceUtils.getAttachedDevices(DeviceUtils.java:416)

    ...

     

    I'm not planning on doing any mobile testing, so why do I need to set this variable?