Eclipse 'Loading data for Android 4.4.2' all the time

Question

I\'m using Eclipse Kepler SP2 with the latest ADT plugin. Every other minute Eclipse is saying \'Loading data for Android 4.4.2\' and blocks everything I want to do. I have seve

Answer 1

Just change this value from your layout menu to :

Android version to use when rendering layout in Eclipse : 19 to 18 or 17

Answer 2

I updated to latest version, ADT 22.6.2. Work like a charm.

It seems they fixed that in that version.

Answer 3

Close all projects in your workspace (make sure you do it for all working sets if you have more than one). Then open only those projects that you are actually working on.

Answer 4

I have been having the same problem with all the latest softwares installed. I tried opening XML files with XML Editor instead of the default Android Common XML Editor. Then, 'loading data' disappears.

• This is not the optimal solution, but in the short term, it saves you from the "loading data for android ..." hang, and eclipse runs fine.

• The disadvantage is that you won't have the benefits, like auto-complete, that Android XML editor provides.