How to refresh preview on Android Studio 2.2?

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Now on Android Studio 2.2 on new Preview mode, there are no more refresh button:

Image 1: Preview on Android Studio 2.2 (without refresh button)
Image 2: Preview on Android Studio 2.1 (with refresh button)

Does anyone know how to display it again? Or with shortcut maybe?

Edit: If I change a drawable by example and that the change does not appear in the layout, the only method that works for me is closed and restart the project. If I close the layout and as I re-opens nothing happens. Same result using the "Synchronized" button.

Acidimetry answered 30/9, 2016 at 7:43 Comment(5)

i thought it was automatically refreshed when you changed something ? – Wang 30/9, 2016 at 7:45

@Wang This is the case for the xml but not for resources (drawable). In this case the refresh button of the preview discards the cache. This is essential. – Acidimetry 30/9, 2016 at 7:50

What worked for me is changing between "design" and "text" tabs. In most of cases the layout was refreshed properly, but I had situations that I had to close layout and open once more. It is very sad that Google throw away this feature. Apparently new Android Studio (2.2.) is still not perfect. – Kazue 4/10, 2016 at 6:48

@Kazue If I change a drawable by example and that the change does not appear in the layout, the only method that works for me is closed and restart the project. If I close the layout and as I re-opens nothing happens. Same result using the "Synchronized" button. – Acidimetry 4/10, 2016 at 7:30

You can't, but there's some workaround. You can remove anything from an XML which will cause it to has an error, A refresh button saying you can try to refresh the view. Just click it other than that, simply you can't. – Manche 8/10, 2016 at 18:59

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Refresh feature is not removed, it is there; It's pretty simple to refresh:

Click on the preview screen to make sure preview window has the focus and press R. It should display the progress in the right-top corner while refreshing.

If it doesn't work for any reason, switch to design tab and press R, it refreshes the layout instantly.

Greeson answered 6/2, 2017 at 1:35 Comment(1)

Thx, Confirmed it works. (even if I didn't notice the progress bar...) – Trabeated 7/4, 2017 at 7:40

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I think it is a small bug. But I find a hack solution to resolve the problem, you can modify the a resource id to a wrong name, for example, you have a resource named 'ic_launcher', when you input 'ic_launcher1', you can find the interface like that:

next step, click refresh icon(sometimes it is 'clear cache' label). it is works for me.

I have try to change the orientation, but it not works when I replace a exist image file.

May your problem is same as : https://mcmap.net/q/354554/-android-studio-2-2-layout-editor-refresh-button

Aerodontia answered 8/10, 2016 at 5:22 Comment(1)

And i mentioned it brother @ MarsPeople – Aerodontia 16/5, 2018 at 12:31

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Display again?

I guess you cant. Apparently the refresh functionality has been removed because they think the processing will happen much faster and will auto-refresh the previews real time. The Layout Editor's document has no mention of refresh functionality.

Shortcut?

If you are faster in making changes to your layout than Android-studio refreshes, you could try toggling between the design and blueprint views using the shortcut B

Refer the Layout Editor Official Documentation for other shortcuts you might feel comfortable with or works for you.

Yuki answered 3/10, 2016 at 7:43 Comment(1)

Of all the buttons Google could have removed they chose the Refresh button!? What is this nonsense >.< – Zillion 13/1, 2017 at 3:46

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So do the Simple Step. When you change your layout then save it and clean your project. go to menu Build -> Clean Project.

I Hope this will help you.

Tybalt answered 6/10, 2016 at 10:23 Comment(0)

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There is no refresh button in stable version of android studio 2.2 for preview. But there is a work around to do so. By toggling the orientation button in an editor will refreshes the changes!

Irma answered 4/10, 2016 at 6:39 Comment(0)

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I too had the same Problem , sometimes changing the Android Version worked and it'll sure work if you clean/Rebuild the project

Communication answered 3/10, 2016 at 16:57 Comment(0)

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The new Android Studio Electric Eeel 2022.1.1 has this refresh option

Brickle answered 23/5, 2023 at 13:4 Comment(0)

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Find the double diagonal lines below your preview layout and click them. It will refresh your layout.

Double Diagonal Line

Movie answered 7/10, 2016 at 1:52 Comment(0)

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