It is not neccessary, but advised to install Android Studio for Flutter . It makes it very easy to install and configure all the settings etc. What you definitely need is the Android SDK and JDK. You can definitely install and run flutter without Android Studio (you can also use Visual Studio).
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Create an AVD
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Reinstalling the platform tools might fix this problem . Open Android Studio, click SDK Manager in the toolbar or click Tools > SDK Manager, click SDK Tools, then uncheck Android-SDK Platform-Tools (as shown above). After this, open C:\Users\Username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk and delete the platform-tools folder.
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Read moreHow do I fix Avdmanager is missing from the Android SDK?
SDK Build Tools are not installed You look at the build tab at the bottom of the screen, it will display the error message and option to install the Build tools. Install it and you should be able to see the AVD Manager. Another way is to go to the SDK Manager. Under SDK Tools you will find the Android SDK Build tools.
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