No rendering target selected using Android Studio

Question

My Android Studio in activity_main.xml showing this problem: \"Rendering Problems No render target selected\" Help?

Answer 1

Top menu bar on the left side of the AVD Manager button you have a "Sync Project with Gradle Files" button. Click that. Android Studio may become sluggish for like 5 seconds, but you'll also see a loading wheel in the project files tab, and possibly a yellow bar on the top of activity_main.xml tab saying that Gradle is syncing. In about 5 seconds everything will be up to date, and you will see the device as expected. Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Check the Android manifest file to see if you have specified this

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="integer"
          android:targetSdkVersion="integer"
          android:maxSdkVersion="integer" />

If not then add this, it solved the error for me.

Answer 3

You need to run the AVD Manager to add a virtual device that matches the target API version your project is set to. Click Tools->Android->AVD Manager. Click on 'New', add virtual devices targeting higher API levels, e.g 18, 19, etc. Then restart Android Studio, and open your project, it should find a target device to allow you access to the Design view.

Answer 4

Check the package name is correctly set in applicationId in file app\build.gradle

Answer 5

You just make sure your right top corner api selection is below api 18 or 18 I think it will work or you will goto graphics layout and see the top corner and change

Answer 6

I solved it with File -> Invalidate Caches/Restart.