No compatible targets were found

Question

I am having

target android-4

in project.properties. In eclipse when I run the project I am getting the error

No compatible targets were found

How to resolve this>

Answer 1

Create AVD that supports android-4(Android 1.6) or change your android-4 target to android-8.

How to create new AVD ?

on Eclipse, [Window> Android AVD Manager] select,

you press the [new] button, you can create new Android Virtual Device 

Answer 2

You have to create an emulator or use a device that is compatible with this target. i.e the device or emulator should have a android version that is compatible with this project.

For running an Emulator instance, you will have to create a virtual android device. For this you will need the AVD - In Eclipse click "Window -> Android SDK and AVD manager" Click create new AVD and this screen will pop up. Create the virtual device with your target or higher and run your project.

check this tutorial out for more info: https://developer.android.com/tools/devices/managing-avds.html

Answer 3

try to change the target android-4 to target android-15 in your project.properties and than refresh the project run again

Answer 4

you can either run an app on the emulator or an actual device.

to run it on the emulator you need to create a matching virtual device first ( see http://developer.android.com/tools/devices/index.html )

to run it on the device, plug in a device and install the proper usb driver (see http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html)

Answer 5

If you're trying to run the application on your phone; I had the same problem and I found a solution that worked for me:

Try enabling USB Debugging on your phone.

I have a Samsung Galaxy SIII and I enabled USB Debugging by going into Settings > Developer Options. Then check the USB Debugging option and allow your computer to install the necessary drivers when connected. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

If you are developing on Windows, to debug on a device, first you have to install the driver using these instructions here:

http://developer.android.com/tools/extras/oem-usb.html

You can find the driver in the ...\sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\ folder.

Then you will have to enable USB debugging on your device.

On most devices running Android 3.2 or older, you can find the option under Settings > Applications > Development.

On Android 4.0 and newer, it's in Settings > Developer options.

On Android 4.2 and newer, Developer options is hidden by default. To make it available, go to Settings > About phone and tap Build number seven times. Return to the previous screen to find Developer options.

Answer 7

Galaxy S4 users need to go to Settings > More button > About device

Next you have to tap Build number (greyed out) 7 times then you get an option in previous menu called Developer options, select this and then tick USB debugging