[Solved-5 Solutions] The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occured.



Error Description:

  • When we try to launch any android program, it throws this error:

"The connection to adb is down, and a severe error has occured".

Solution 1:

  • Close the Eclipse if running
  • Go to the Android SDK platform-tools directory in Command Prompt type adb kill-server (Eclipse should be closed before issuing these commands)
  • then type adb start-server
  • No error message is thrown while starting ADB server, then adb is started successfully.
  • Now you can start Eclipse again.

Solution 2:

Open Task Manager > Processes > eclipse.exe > End Process > restart eclipse

Solution 3:

  • Open up the Windows task manager, and kill the process named adb.exe, re-launch your program.

Solution 4:

  • From the dropdown of the Run icon, select option Run Configuration.
  • Make sure your project is selected
  • Go to tab Android
  • Under section Launch Action, select Launch Select the package name and voila! try running your application.

Solution 5:

  • Try Updating your eclipse android dev tools.

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