cannot find symbol in Android Studio without rebuilding project

Question

When I try to deploy my project to the emulator the compile fails with a bunch of Cannot find symbol errors. I have to rebuild the project then deploy everytime I make a cha

Answer 1

As a temporary workaround, try turning off Preferences > Compiler > Use External Build.

(as suggested in this issue: https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=56884)