Internal error. Please report to https://code.google.com/p/android/issues
java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException:
Argument for @NotNull parameter 'name' of
com/android/tools/idea/welcome/Platform. must not be null
at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.run(IdeaApplication.java:178)
at com.intellij.idea.MainImpl$1$1$1.run(MainImpl.java:52)
at java.awt.event.InvocationEvent.dispatch(InvocationEvent.java:209)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEventImpl(EventQueue.java:715)
at java.awt.EventQueue.access$400(EventQueue.java:82)
at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:676)
at java.awt.EventQueue$2.run(EventQueue.java:674)
at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
at java.security.AccessControlContext$1.doIntersectionPrivilege(AccessControlContext.java:86)
at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:685)
at com.intellij.ide.IdeEventQueue.dispatchEvent(IdeEventQueue.java:362)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:296)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:211)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:201)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:196)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:188)
at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122) Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Argument for @NotNull
parameter 'name' of com/android/tools/idea/welcome/Platform.
must not be null
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.Platform.(Platform.java)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.Platform.getLatestPlatform(Platform.java:72)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.Platform.createSubtree(Platform.java:89)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.InstallComponentsPath.createComponentTree(InstallComponentsPath.java:81)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.InstallComponentsPath.init(InstallComponentsPath.java:215)
at com.android.tools.idea.wizard.DynamicWizardPath.attachToWizard(DynamicWizardPath.java:97)
at com.android.tools.idea.wizard.DynamicWizard.addPath(DynamicWizard.java:233)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.FirstRunWizard.init(FirstRunWizard.java:75)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.FirstRunWizardHost.setupWizard(FirstRunWizardHost.java:100)
at com.android.tools.idea.welcome.FirstRunWizardHost.getWelcomePanel(FirstRunWizardHost.java:92)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.WelcomeFrame.(WelcomeFrame.java:68)
at com.intellij.openapi.wm.impl.welcomeScreen.WelcomeFrame.showNow(WelcomeFrame.java:173)
at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication$IdeStarter.main(IdeaApplication.java:302)
at com.intellij.idea.IdeaApplication.run(IdeaApplication.java:172)
… 16 more
i tried to reinstall but nothing worked.
my android studio not starting.
Best Answer
I was having the same problem and found this post:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=183063&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
It looks like a older version of Android Studio is the culprit. Try downloading from here: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html