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I am trying to add an assets folder in Android Studio but it is not an option to me. When I go into the android view and try to create a new folder I am only presented with these options. enter image description here An alternative answer I found was to go to the packages view; however, I could not see my project directory from there. Does anyone know a way to add it as an option? Thanks!

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  • You can create src/main/assets/ directory and android studio will load it Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 23:10
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    your code is not recognized as runnable, try to invalidate caches and restart from the file menu Commented Jan 22, 2020 at 23:11
  • @LenaBru I invalidated caches and restarted as you suggested and the same issue is present. Would you be able to explain more why I cannot create an assets folder for code not recognized as runnable? I am new to android studio and it seems like I should still be able to create a directory even if I cannot run code. Commented Jan 23, 2020 at 2:58

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Right-click on app folder go to New> Folder>Assets Folder.
Android Studio will open a dialog box. Keep all the settings default. Under the target source set, option main should be selected. and click finish.

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I shared a picture in my question where this is not present as an option to me. I am able to create a new directory and name it assets, but I am unsure (and doubtful) that this is the same thing.
I hope that creating it in that way will work Did you try to run the project or something before?
What I meant to say is I would like to have the other options available as I am unsure why they are not listed for me.
@mradey right click on "app" folder you will get the folders option
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I resolved the issue. My gradle file was not updated and I needed to sync dependencies. Once doing that I was presented with the option to create an assets folder.

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In menu item it says requires min sdk >= 16, modify build.gradle it works. reference.

android { compileSdkVersion 26 defaultConfig { applicationId "android" minSdkVersion 16
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