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Every time I try to hardcode designs in the xml; the changes are not present in the design; like I need to close and reopen Android Studio for me to see changes that I have made. Same with adding images to the drawable resource folder; I need to close and reopen Android Studio, so that Android Studio can even recognize that there is a file in the drawable folder.

It is like Android Studio is not up date to changes made and thus needs to be closed and opened again. Is there a refresh button or something for this; or what could possibly fix this?

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  • which version of android studio ur using ? Commented Jan 4, 2018 at 14:00
  • I have version 3.0.1 Commented Jan 4, 2018 at 14:17

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You can try Rebuild the Project (In build menu)

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There is a Refresh option in design view. Click on Force Refresh Layout (This may vary as per Android Studio versions)

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What would the refresh button look like? Also I have tried rebuild project and that has not worked.
Ok I have included a picture.
@FranticCelery if this answer worked for you could you mark it as accepted? accepting answers is an important part of how SO works
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Just click Preview Button twice it will refresh the current layout. However, Android Studio automatically update all drawable files and the current xml design in preview.

Try rebuild/clean your project also Invalidate/Caches restart once.

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Solved it; If I go to the design tab and press R; the screen refreshes itself. Thanks everyone for the help!

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