Layout preview not working in Android Studio

Question

I ported an android project from Eclipse to Android Studio. The project builds just fine. However I am not able to see any layout preview. When I go to the Design tab of a l

Answer 1

In Android Studio

File>Invalidate Caches/Restart

that's how i fixed

Answer 2

You can try :

1. Select Preview window(Focus on it)
   
2. Unselect Floating mode and Pinned mode
   
3. goto Window -> Active Tool Window ->
   
4. Unselect Floating mode and Pinned mode
   
5. Now you can see Docked window option here(Window -> Active Tool Window ->)
   
6. Select Docked Window

Answer 3

Maybe it is better to use the 0.3.6 version (latest), with this version of gradle : com.android.tools.build:gradle:0.6.+

Bear in mind that Android Studio will be expecting the Android SDK already installed (as I suppose you have), and also the environment variables ANDROID_HOME and GRADLE_HOME.

Answer 4

Close android studio and go to path as follow: C:\Users\user\ .AndroidStudio1.2\restart There is a file named restarter,double click on it and open android studio again,create a new project and enjoy it

Answer 5

Try updating your API to the latest version in the SDK manager ---- worked for me

Answer 6

I had the same problem Follow this step :

• First uninstall old android studio and delete .androidstudio file from C:\Users\yourpcname
• update api to latest version in SDK manager.
• Install Latest Android Studio Canary Build: 2.0 Preview 9

Done