How to refresh preview on Android Studio 2.2?

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lopez.mikhael picture lopez.mikhael · Sep 30, 2016 · Viewed 21k times · Source

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

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  • 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.

Answer

Max picture Max · Feb 6, 2017

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.

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