Android device monitor freezes on Mac OS X

Question

I just launched the Android device monitor for the first time on OSX but it freezes and I am not able to click anywhere, it just does not respond to any mouse or keyboard input.

I think it's downloading, I have very good internet speed, but it's downloading very slowly. I tried to download a song and it downloaded 5 MB in 30 seconds, and for this case it's downloading 2 MB in 5-10 min and its size is about 540 MB, so please assist me with what should I do to download fast? Any help would be appreciated.

Is there any manual way to download and connect it to Android Studio?

Any way to make it respond to mouse clicks?

It just freezes for me too..not sure how to resolve it.. It does not respond to any mouse events.. Connecting to any device, it shows as connected, but just not responding to anything.. — Awesome, Nov 19 '17 at 09:44

score 30 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 23 '18 at 13:34

30

Finally Fixed!!!. This problem occured to me when i was using jdk-8u161-macosx-x64, downgrading the jdk from jdk-8u161-macosx-x64 to jdk-8u151-macosx-x64 solved the issue for me.

Remove your existing java jdk by running this command sudo rm -rf /Library/Java/*
Download the jdk-8u151-macosx-x64 from http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/java-archive-javase8-2177648.html you need to sign up to oracle to download previous versions of jdk.
intall jdk-8u151-macosx-x64 by just following the instructions.

answered Jan 23 '18 at 13:34

Adnan Foysal

301
3
2

1

Thanks, this worked! Versions u162 and u152 both didn't work, but u151 did the trick. – frin Mar 13 '18 at 14:44
That download page is not easy to find without your URL, and the downgrade worked! – Jerry101 Mar 19 '18 at 02:02
Thanks! it worked with Android Studio 3.4.2 and that dk 8u151 – Takatalvi Jul 16 '19 at 20:24
This solution used to work out perfectly for me on Catalina, but after upgrading to Big Sur it will freeze again. Any ideas? – mbakulin Jan 06 '21 at 13:58

score 18 · Answer 2 · edited Jul 30 '19 at 06:40

While other answers are correct that the solution is to use an old version of the JDK, just replacing the latest JDK was not an option for me (and should not be for you, either!). To get monitor working with an older Java version installed along the newest one, do the following:

Find your android SDK location
Go to <android-sdk>/tools/libs/monitor-x86_64/
Find the monitor.app application and right click on it, select "Show Package Contents"
Expand Contents and edit Info.plist in a text editor
Look for the <key>Eclipse</Key> section

Uncomment one of the <string>-vm</string>... lines and point it to the 1.8 151 JDK, like so:

 <string>-vm</string><string>/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.8.0_151.jdk/Contents/Home/bin/java</string>

Save the file
Start the app and it should work now!

Remember that you'll have to do this again when the tools are updated!

this helped me so much. thank's – Abbas Torabi Feb 27 '22 at 11:53 — Abbas Torabi, Feb 27 '22 at 11:53

score 18 · Answer 3 · edited May 15 '19 at 08:57

18

Alternatively you can keep latest jdk and update swt used by monitor:

get updated swt: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.7.1a-201710090410/swt-4.7.1a-cocoa-macosx-x86_64.zip

unzip somewhere

copy extracted swt.jar over lib/monitor-x86_64/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64_3.100.1.v4236b.jar

edited May 15 '19 at 08:57

Andy Dent

17,578
6
88
115

answered Jul 06 '18 at 14:31

b0b

454
3
5

This is the best and easiest solution! Thanks – Dieskim Nov 07 '18 at 03:52
Worked for me, seems easier than other options, thanks! – Juozas Kontvainis Nov 07 '18 at 13:16
I hate that this was still necessary as of May 2019 but grateful for the advice. Note that this means the unpacked swt.jar is being renamed as an earlier version, which leaves me feeling a bit slimy. – Andy Dent May 15 '19 at 09:10
It still is necesary as of June 2019. – Juanu Jun 18 '19 at 16:52

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Nov 27 '17 at 20:32

11

Finally issue resolved. It was JDK java version.

Changed it to a level below and its working now.

java.version=1.8.0_152-ea --> not supported it seems

java.version=1.8.0_151 --> working fine with it

answered Nov 27 '17 at 20:32

Awesome

447
6
20

1

I tried 1.8.0_161, but getting an empty window that is not responding. Downgrading to 1.8.0_151 works! – shiouming Jan 21 '18 at 04:40

Stanley Ko · Accepted Answer · 2017-11-03T07:38:01.793

8

With android studio 3.0, you can use Device File Explorer. Tab button is right bottom side of the screen.

You can upload your file by right click - select upload.

edited Nov 03 '17 at 07:38

answered Nov 03 '17 at 07:27

Stanley Ko

3,383
3
34
60

can we also pull db file form their and also insert any file or song to emulator? – Ramkesh Yadav Nov 03 '17 at 07:27
Yes, you can copy file to emulator. Right click the folder you want to copy to, and select "Upload". – Stanley Ko Nov 03 '17 at 07:35
ok great , its helped me . not what i required , but close . thanx – Ramkesh Yadav Nov 03 '17 at 07:45

score 4 · Answer 6 · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

This solution works: https://stackoverflow.com/a/51212642/4903059

Alternatively you can keep latest jdk and update swt used by monitor:

get updated swt: https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.7.1a-201710090410/swt-4.7.1a-cocoa-macosx-x86_64.zip

unzip somewhere

copy extracted swt.jar over lib/monitor-x86_64/plugins/org.eclipse.swt.cocoa.macosx.x86_64_3.100.1.v4236b.jar

But I had to download a newer swt when using Android Studio 4.0 on macOS Catalina 10.15.5:

https://archive.eclipse.org/eclipse/downloads/drops4/R-4.9-201809060745/download.php?dropFile=swt-4.9-cocoa-macosx-x86_64.zip

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 19 '17 at 13:56

0

This tends to work for me but turn off WiFi on all the devices on your network. Also clear your cache.

answered Nov 19 '17 at 13:56

Joshua Charles Pickwell

177
2
8

Not connected to any wifi.. Also tried a fresh install of Android Studio.. no luck.. – Awesome Nov 19 '17 at 14:26
Try saving all the other stuff to a usb or a disk and reset. Download it again – Joshua Charles Pickwell Nov 19 '17 at 14:59
As I said, I created new mac user, installed fresh android studio.. still not working.. It just does not respond to mouse or keyboard events.. though it shows connected when any phone is connected via usb.. – Awesome Nov 19 '17 at 17:39
Man, the problem is in JDK. Read the answers before and the question itself before say something. Just a trick before get negative votes. You can search in other forums too. Sorry about any negative critics... good luck! – Rafael Mori Feb 04 '20 at 01:10

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Oct 20 '19 at 15:02

0

If you just want to copy files from your local computer to simulator, I think you can use the adb command to achive this purpose.

Here is the sample command to copy your folder / file to the simuator's sdcard

adb push myFolder/ /sdcard/myFolder

answered Oct 20 '19 at 15:02

SLdragon

1,477
16
19

Android device monitor freezes on Mac OS X

8 Answers8

Finally Fixed!!!. This problem occured to me when i was using jdk-8u161-macosx-x64, downgrading the jdk from jdk-8u161-macosx-x64 to jdk-8u151-macosx-x64 solved the issue for me.

But I had to download a newer swt when using Android Studio 4.0 on macOS Catalina 10.15.5: