IntelliJ IDEA Render error

Question

I\'m trying to set up IntelliJ IDEA for programming android but I can\'t render the main.xml.

org.jetbrains.android.uipreview.RenderingException: This

Answer 1

In the preview tab simply open the last drop-down list and pick the lower Android SDK. In my case, I picked Android 4.4.2 and the preview appeared instantly.

Answer 2

IDEA does not have a render version for 4.3 yet. Try select version of Android that is less than 4.3 in the dropdown in the preview. It works for me.

Answer 3

In the preview tab simply open the last drop-down list and pick the lower Android SDK. In my case, I picked Android 4.4.2 and the preview appeared instantly.

it works for me

Answer 4

There seems to be an incompatibility between IDEA and the latest release of the Android SDK Build-tools (18.1). Installing the slightly older version 18.0.1 should fix the problem.