Unable to see completed view layout in Android Studio

Question

I am creating a vertical LinearLayout that will be displayed in a vertical ScrollView. I can\'t find a way in Android Studio to see the portion of the LinearLayout that is

Answer 1

Android Studio will offer a toggleable full view, if the ScrollView is the root of the layout. I had put mine on top of the default RelativeLayout and had to manually fix that in the XML before the GUI would give me the full view.

Answer 2

Like Drew said, creating a user defined device definition has been the only solution which worked for me. Below i show you the steps to follow:

Step 1) Within the preview-pane, open the Virtual Device Selection drop-down and select Add Device Definition..

Step 2) Within the Your Virtual Devices dialog click the Create Virtual Device button.

Step 3) Within the Select Hardware dialog click the New Hardware Profile button.

Step 4) Within the Configure Hardware Profile dialog specify (f.e.) a Resolution of 720 x 4000 px and a Screensize of 12 inch. Also setting the Screensize results in a density of xhdpi (thanks to Mete).

Step 5) Close all dialogs and restart Android Studio. Step 6) Open the Virtual Device Selection drop-down. The new user defined hardware profile can be found under Generic Phones and Tablets.

Answer 3

In Android Studio version 3.2.1 you can select "Custom" device on preview panel and then resize preview to whatever height you need.