Tools > Android menu doesn't exist in Android Studio

Issue

From the docs:

To run the AVD Manager, do one of the following:

• In Android Studio, select Tools > Android > AVD Manager.
• Click AVD Manager in the toolbar.

Neither of these things exist.

I went into the settings and found the AVD Manager menu item that isn't displayed, and assigned it a keyboard shortcut, but it didn't do anything.

Other sources on the web mention running android avd to start the AVD Manager, but this was deprecated and removed.

**************************************************************************
The "android" command is deprecated.
For manual SDK, AVD, and project management, please use Android Studio.
For command-line tools, use tools\bin\sdkmanager.bat
and tools\bin\avdmanager.bat
**************************************************************************

Invalid or unsupported command "avd"

How do I open the AVD Manager?

Solution

The React Native CLI creates an Android project in the android directory.

In Android Studio, you can import (or open) this folder as a project, rather than the outer directory, and the Tools > Android option should appear. (It might take a few seconds for some reason.)

Answered By - 1j01