[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.