Plugin Error: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled

Question

I have a plugin error in my logcat

   10:08:28 PM Plugin Error
        Problems found loading plugins:
        Plugin "Google Analytics Uploader" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Plugin "SDK Updater" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Plugin "Android NDK Support" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Plugin "Google App Indexing" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Plugin "Google Cloud Tools For Android Studio" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Plugin "Google Cloud Testing" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Plugin "Google Services" was not loaded: required plugin "Android Support" is disabled.
        Disable not loaded plugins
        Enable Android Support
        Open plugin manager
 10:08:32 PM Error Loading Project: Cannot load 3 facets Details...

This happened after I left my laptop to sleep and when I opened android studio, this error popped out. Now I cannot run my project.

Rose

This happened when my Surface unexpectedly 'blacked out'. Power issues are notorious with Surfaces, luckily this was the only thing corrupted this time. – Insurrection

Answer 1

In short:

• Windows (and Linux): Go to File--> Settings--> Plugins --> Enable Android Support

• Mac: Android Studio--> Preferences--> Plugins --> Enable Android Support

If you look at the error you'll find the solution too :

3- Disable not loaded plugins
2- Enable Android Support
1- Open plugin manager

Reclusion

Somehow Android Studio lost Android Support - puzzling. This worked like a charm. – Recor

if you are experiencing trouble enabling the plugins try: disabling android support -> cancel -> enable again (this worked for me) – Constrictive

why does it keep dissabling? – Overcasting

Answer 2

I ran into the same error. Here is how I fixed this, at least temporarily (until the pros show the best way to fix this).

(On a Mac) Go to Android Studio -> Preferences -> Plugins. 

You'll notice that "Android Support" Plugin is unchecked. Uncheck the "Google Cloud Testing" plugin and then check the "Android Support" plugin. Hit the Apply button and then click OK. The IDE will ask you to restart to bring the changes into effect. Hit OK and when the IDE restarts, your code should be working fine.

Venomous

Your solution is OK, you are pro bro ;) – Reclusion

this worked great! i thought i had to re-install Android Studio :p @EnXin should accept this answer for others who might also have this problem :) – Dayan

I don't have the "Google Cloud Testing", so couldn't uncheck. But still your solution worked for me. Thanks. – Blackbird

You have just saved me from a world of pain, Thank brother! – Atavism

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Thanks a lot miss. – Puppis

Answer 3

Go to Settings->Plugins->IDE Settings and just disable and enable again needed plugins. Apply changes when you enable/disable.

Sweep

No option of IDE in Settings >plugins – Dew

or file-->settings-->plugins – Craner

Installation got corrupted, on installation again and again, it shows only this message Missing essential plugin: org.jetbrains.android Please reinstall Android Studio from scratch. – Crossroads

Answer 4

go as flow file-->settings-->plugins. then uncheck the red options. apply settings You will get error message no problem. recheck the unchecked options. press ok. it will request to restart android studio press ok button and it will solve the problem and work again.

Willemstad

Worked for me, but GOOGLE, why should we do those things :( it is not user-friendly – Neary

This solved my problem. I had to uncheck half a dozen plugins, close the AS, start it again, check those unchecked plugins, close AS, restart AS. Not sure if it is related, but I had to delete workspace.xml because AS could not load it. – Krieg

Answer 5

• Open the file c:\users\username.AndroidStudio2.3\config\disabled_plugins.txt
• delete the line "org.jetbrains.android"
• restart Android Studio

Autocratic

Or ~/.AndroidStudio<version>/config/disabled_plugins.txt. – Judges

Answer 6

https://mcmap.net/q/268126/-plugin-error-required-plugin-quot-android-support-quot-is-disabled's solution also works in Linux:

File--> Settings--> Plugins --> Enable Android Support

Or just click Reset in the top right.

Bomb

Answer 7

I had the same issue and was unable to enable Android Support plugin. Then I disable Google Cloud plugins and Firebase plugins and then enable the Android Support plugin. After AS restart I was able to re enable Google Cloud and Firebase plugins.

Skelly

This saved me hours. Thanks! – Portend

Answer 8

I too faced this issue, If you uncheck then check on any dependency(red colour) plugin then IDE will prompt a dialog to enable "Android Support" accept it and restart IDE problem will be solved.

Offend

Answer 9

if you are installing on a PC that has set default language other then english(in my case, it was hindi), then android studio wont start. so first change your system language to english. i have faced this problem two times.

Denier

Answer 10

The problem with me was that I imported android studio settings from another PC which had different user_name. the SDK location were hence set to c:/users/mmstq/appdata/local/android/android-sdk But luckily I had my previous settings backed up. Which had SDK locations as c:/users/matlo/appdata/local/android/android-sdk

Teno

Answer 11

I faced the issue after updating the Android studio to '3.6.1', I just navigated to plugin and updated Flutter plugins, then restarted the IDE. This worked for me

Fullgrown