Android: two previews of the layout for different devices

Question

Hy,

I know I can launch my app on multiple devices at the same time but is there a way to view two previews of the layout for different devices at the same time without having to launch the avds?

Thanks

Hi, check this : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39165166/android-studio-2-2-preview-all-screen-sizes-missing — Khaled, Oct 23 '16 at 16:06
Layout Previews had been removed from Android Studio, but are now back under a different tab https://stackoverflow.com/a/73333246/1208581 — sulai, Aug 12 '22 at 11:13

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Oct 23 '16 at 16:11

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In Android studio 2.2 once you have opened your layout file, you can preview the layout for different devices like that :

answered Oct 23 '16 at 16:11

Khaled

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Hy, but at the same time? – fernando1979 Oct 23 '16 at 16:14
Hi, Looks like they removed this feature in Android Studio 2.2 – Khaled Oct 23 '16 at 16:17

itDontMeanAThing · Answer 2 · 2017-04-07T01:41:13.517

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Yes, there is a way.

Right-click on the activity_main.xml tab, and from the pop-up menu select split-vertically or split-horizontally.

This will create a second xml tab that can use a different screen for design/text. This can be repeated for more tabs, and the tabs can be "torn off" to float separately.

edited Apr 07 '17 at 01:41

answered Apr 07 '17 at 01:35

itDontMeanAThing

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that does not work. There is still only one preview window. – Softlion May 19 '19 at 09:02

Android: two previews of the layout for different devices

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