Android Studio 4.1.1 macOS Full Screen Error

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I've got a problem after updating Mac to Big Sur 11.0.1.

All interstitial dialog windows, Device Manager, Preferences, SDK options, and etc, are not opened as interstitials/dialogs in fullscreen mode, but as a tab in-app. Then, Android Studio freezes and is not responding.

i.e.: Commit Changes Window

Any ideas how to fix it? Thanks!

Same here. I've tried removing all configuration/settings, SDKs, emulators and such. Rebooted. Fully fresh download and install. Starting with a new project. Might be related to the issue of some apps not starting up at all (https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/12/apple-system-issue-causing-app-install-runtime-problems) — Michael, Nov 14 '20 at 11:11
Check this - [Android Studio freezes on macOS Big Sur](https://stackoverflow.com/a/65392688/6244429) — Vishal Yadav, Jan 14 '21 at 07:37

score 277 · Accepted Answer · edited Nov 14 '20 at 20:32

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System Preferences > General > set Prefer Tabs to never when opening documents.

Alternatively, run this on Terminal and restart Android Studio:

defaults write com.google.android.studio AppleWindowTabbingMode manual

This works while keeping the tabs active for other apps.

edited Nov 14 '20 at 20:32

Jeremy Caney

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answered Nov 14 '20 at 19:50

Butakov Igor

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Lifesaving! Thank you very much :) – Paras Sidhu Nov 17 '20 at 04:57
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Thanks! And for the macOS noobs like me, search for System Preferences in macOS, not in Android Studio ;) – matteoh Nov 20 '20 at 18:49
For Chinese users, the option's title is "首选以标签页方式打开文稿". – wangqi060934 Nov 23 '20 at 07:37
Nice! You saved my time :) – R Rifa Fauzi Komara Dec 15 '20 at 15:34
Thanks for the answer, a restart is needed when using the terminal approach. The problem is still exists on macOS big Sur version 11.1, android studio version 4.1.2, the solution works perfectly. – Cedar Feb 27 '21 at 19:24

score 8 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 14 '21 at 02:58

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Go to the Apple Menu, select System Preferences > General. In the Prefer tabs when opening documents option, select "never". Then restart Android Studio.

answered Jan 14 '21 at 02:58

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Thanks. Still feels like issues AS should fix but if this helps for now I'll give it a try. – TJ Olsen Feb 16 '21 at 18:52

learnice · Answer 3 · 2021-02-21T10:06:13.607

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I solved by clicking the  -> System Preferences -> General -> Prefer Tabs and select "never". I have no problem using the latest version of IDEA, it may be that the version of IDEA on which Android Studio is based low.

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answered Feb 21 '21 at 09:40

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On my Catalina version, the key combination's got messed up. I couldn't find Android Studio Preferences anywhere. – nđq Feb 21 '21 at 10:12
I had to work around by double press the `Shift` type in "plugin" in order to open the Preferences. – nđq Feb 21 '21 at 10:23
You can click Android Studio -> Preferences on macOS – learnice Feb 21 '21 at 10:24

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 17 '21 at 04:25

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You can try : System Preferences > General > Prefer Tabs and set #never when opening documents. I hope solved this problem.

answered Feb 17 '21 at 04:25

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score 0 · Answer 5 · answered Apr 27 '21 at 22:04

I think the ideal place to fix this is in the native code in the app launcher. In AppBundler we recently made this change which sets the tab mode before loading the JVM. It's basically the in-app equivalent of running "defaults write" in the terminal but doesn't require executing a process.

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