Android Studio - view both Text and Design preview of layout
Open your [whatever].xml
. At the bottom you'll see Design
and Text
. Select Text
. If you still can't see the actual layout, only xml, then select "Preview
" which is located at the right of the window, between Gradle
and Maven Projects
.
Click on preview while text is selected.
It appears that in Android 3.6.1, the buttons to select Design, Split, or Code have been placed in the upper right of the XML layout screen.
At first, select your desired .xml
layout from the Project tab
then use Code, Split and Design
buttons to switch between the views. (Android Studio 3.6)
Code - Display only XML part
Split- Display XML and design both
Design- Only design part