android studio 2.2 layout editor refresh button

Question

can someone help me find the refresh layout button which was there before studio 2.2 to refresh the layout changes?

Have searched every where but cannot find it.The problem is sometimes drawables are not refreshed and reflected in the preview window.

Solution 1

I think it is a small bug, but I find a hack solution to resolve the problem.

You can change 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 this:

Next, click the refresh link (sometimes, it says 'clear cache').

I tried changing the orientation, but it does not work when I replace an existing image file.

Solution 2

It's pretty simple to refresh.

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

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

Solution 3

Toggle the Orientation button in Editor, it is refreshing the changes.

Comments

[twiceYuan]

@Subho I have replace an image and modify some words

[drag]

actually this is what i found and have been using

[drag]

night mode does nothing for me

[Adam Staszak]

Change orientation sometimes do not work. This worked for me, thanks. Why they removed this button? Pointless...

[Asaf Pinhassi]

Worked for me. Cool.

[Nikita Axyonov]

Doesn't update ImageViews if I change images in drawables directories. Android Studio 2.2.3

[router]

Nothing worked for me. Sticking with closing the layout file and re-opening it :P

[sunil]

Works just fine :) Thanks for the tip

[vovahost]

I don't get why they remove the Refresh button. The Layout Editor is always buggy.

[vovahost]

Be sure to select an element in the Layout Editor in case pressing R doesn't refresh the layout.

[Yazon2006]

It's not a solution. It's a workaround. This is the right way of how to refresh layout: stackoverflow.com/a/42059284/2557258

[Mohammad Javadian]

I solve it by building app again. after a build UI back to normal.