How to download and add v7-appcompat library manually without SDK Manager

Question

I checked this link to:

https://developer.android.com/tools/support-library/setup.html

It says I should use SDK manager to download and add v7-appcompat, however I have to connect to internet through proxy and when I use SDK manager it cannot download anything.

So how can I download and add v7-appcompat?

I KNOW HOW TO USE PROXY, BUT PROXY MAKE MY INTERNET SPEED WORSE, SO SKD MANAGER GET TIMED OUT MESSAGE.

(I want to use material design, but when I use this theme: Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar it connot resolve it, I checked through web and I find out I need to add v7-appcompat and there is not any folder like extras\android\support)

Answer 1

Manual download steps:

• Run SDK manager at least once after installation, so it would create its config folder.
• Find .android folder in your home folder (~ on *nix, C:\Users\<username> on Windows)
• Open sites-settings.cfg

• Pick a repository string that will likely contain your package (repo names after = sign could give you a clue). In your case it will be:

  @name@https\://dl.google.com/android/repository/addon-6.xml=Google Inc.
  

• Paste picked URL into a browser address bar:

  https://dl.google.com/android/repository/addon-6.xml
  

• You will see an XML file that describes downloads available in the repository. We are interested in:

  <sdk:name-display>Android Support Library</sdk:name-display>
  

• Just below you could find a direct download URL.

  <sdk:url>support_r19.1.zip</sdk:url>
  

• Now, it can be absolute path or relative path. In our case it is relative path. Just add the absolute current path before it. We are now on:

  https://dl.google.com/android/repository/
  

  so, the link will be

  https://dl.google.com/android/repository/support_r19.1.zip
  

• If you don't find desired files, just try another repository

Note, that in mainland China https://dl.google.com may be blocked. You will to find a solution to this problem yourself ;)