Fixed — Stuck on “Loading devices..” Android Studio

Easily fix the problem of “Loading devices” in your Android Studio 🚀

Problem Statement

Recently, I encountered an issue with Android Studio IDE where I was unable to see my connected devices. It was kind of STUCK.

The problem appears as shown in the screenshot below:

Stuck on Loading Devices

Everything else was functioning as anticipated — from building APKs to ADB displaying the list of devices. The sole issue was that the “Loading Devices” section was inactive.

Solution 🚀

The main issue was that our SDK is somehow corrupt and ADB is having trouble recognizing connected devices. Let’s fix this step by step.

Go to Your Android SDK’s Location.

For Mac Os:

/Users/<your username>/Library/Android/sdk

For Windows

C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\Android\Sdk

For Linux

/home/AccountName/Android/Sdk

And Delete the platform-tools folder.

Then, Go to SDK Manager

Fig. Navigating to SDK manager

Fig. Showing Package Details

Then, Click on Show Package Details & Install your required SDK Platform.

See example for Android 11.0 (R) Section.

Apply & Restart. This should solve your issue.

If the error doesn’t go away, Try Invalidate Caches/ Restart.

That’s all.

In my case, The bug ran away like a rabbit. 💁

If Still, the error doesn’t go away from your IDE. And If it’s making you hit your head on the wall. Go Ahead & Try that too 🤭

Or

Close the Android Studio Project & Go to the welcome screen.

Restore Default Settings. And Restart your device once.

Thank you. Check out more at Stackoverflow solution, one may work out for your case.

Android Studio device list stuck on loading

Good Luck & Meow 😼