Text/Design Tab Missing New Android Project on Android Studio IDE

Question

How can I enable the text/design Tab on the a src/main/res/layout folder on the activity_main.xml file that was created automatically during create new project? If i do righ

Answer 1

Navigate to activity_main.xml tab then Design and Text tab appears. It doesn't appear in MainActivity.java tab. You do not need to restart IDE.

Answer 2

View -> Tool windows -> Preview .

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