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Android Platform Tools 29: Error retrieving device properties for ro.product.cpu.abi:

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Problem

When I try to run my app in an emulator in Android Studio I get the following error. I have to say that it worked before and stopped working after some updates of SDK to v.29. Is there something I have to change now? Reinstall of android studio and flutter did not work, I tried to kill and restart adb server and disabling heap protection. nothing worked [code block] Steps to Reproduce 1. Install the latest version of android studio beta on windows (platform tools 29 will be installed) Logs [code block] [code block] This did not work: #16865

Error Output

Error retrieving device properties for ro.product.cpu.abi:

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75% confidence92% success rate10 verificationsLast verified Mar 14, 2026

Solution: Android Platform Tools 29: Error retrieving device properties for ro.product.cpu.abi:

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I found a temporary fix while we wait for a solution provided by the Flutter team Windows: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r28.0.2-windows.zip macOS: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r28.0.2-darwin.zip Linux: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r28.0.2-linux.zip this download contains the platform tools for 28.0.1 if yo

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  1. 1

    I found a temporary fix while we wait for a solution provided by the Flutter tea

    I found a temporary fix while we wait for a solution provided by the Flutter team

  2. 2

    Windows: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r28.0.2-wind

    macOS: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r28.0.2-darwin.zip Linux: http://dl-ssl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r28.0.2-linux.zip

  3. 3

    this download contains the platform tools for 28.0.1

    this download contains the platform tools for 28.0.1

  4. 4

    if you back up your platform-tools folder and place the content of the zip in th

    if you back up your platform-tools folder and place the content of the zip in the platform-tools folder.

Validation

Resolved in flutter/flutter GitHub issue #33938. Community reactions: 147 upvotes.

Verification Summary

Worked: 10
Partial: 2
Failed: 1
Last verified Mar 14, 2026

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