No "Docked Mode" option in "Preview" settings in Android Studio once undocked

Question

Here is the Docked mode option for "Preview" window.

I removed the docked mode i.e. undocked it. And here is what I got.

There is no more "Docked Mode" option. Now I cannot properly work with designing layouts. Preview automatically hides when I change anything in the layout.

Solution 1

Here is the simple solution for reverting to "Docked Mode".

1. Select the Preview Window
2. Go to Window menu > Active Tool Window

There you go. The Preview window is in Docked Mode. And there is the option for Docked Mode again.

Solution 2

Option 1

First open any layout file to set the preview as active window. Then as the first answer says, goto Window in menu > Active Tool Window > Select Pinned Mode, Docked Mode and Split Mode

Option 2

Open a layout file. If the preview window doesn't appear, first make it visible by clicking View in menu > Tool Windows > Preview. Now preview window will appear. Then right click on the Toolbar in the preview window itself (the one with blue color) to show a list of options. Then there, select Pinned Mode, Docked Mode and Split Mode

Regards.

Solution 3

The first answer is right, but you must first click Preview Window. Then you go to Window menu > Active Tool Window, choose Docked Window and Pinned Mode.

Solution 4

Here is the simple solution for reverting to "Docked Mode" preview:

Go to Window menu > Active Tool Window>Docked Mode(true).

Solution 5

It didn't worked for me , But helped me ,Thank you.

Another Solution is 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

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Comments

[qwlice]

My situation is worse: in "Active Tool Window" menu, the entry "Docked mode" is grayed out!

[qwlice]

I unchecked "Floating mode" and "Docked mode" turned enabled. For future reference.

[X09]

Time. Saved my time

[Jraco11]

Literally can't work without this being docked, thanks!

[Mike Hanafey]

In Intellij you can dock and undock from the same place, which is obviously the correct design. The odd behavior remains in Studio 3.0.1 -- why is it not fixed?