Intellij Device not Specified on UI editor android

Question

I just updated to the lastest version of Intellij Community, but when I try to edit a xml file i cannot preview it, get a Render Error - Device not Specified, how can I get the default configurations back?

What do you mean by the latest version? 11.1.4, 11.1.5 EAP, 12 EAP? — CrazyCoder, Nov 16 '12 at 17:36
the answer on the other thread solved it,replace devices.xml with a version from previous adt. — user1437481, Nov 19 '12 at 17:37

score 10 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 23 '12 at 07:41

In order to have the device configuration in Intellij you'll need to modify the device.xml file from USER_HOME/.android folder to the device.xml from the SDK_FOLDER/tools/lib/device.xml and after that try to reopen the layout file file again in Intellij you'll get all the device configuration.

BUT, this will not work if you have the latest version of Android SDK tools,

IF you have the latest SDK then try to replace USER_HOME/.android/device.xml with below content. and try to reopen layout file in Intellij again.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<d:layout-devices
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.android.com/sdk/android/layout-devices/1">

    <d:device name="2.7in QVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>small</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>145</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>145</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="2.7in QVGA slider">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>small</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:text-input-method>qwerty</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>145</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>145</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, closed">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, open">
            <d:keyboard-state>keysexposed</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.2in HVGA slider (ADP1)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:text-input-method>qwerty</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>trackball</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>180.6</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>182</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, closed">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, open">
            <d:keyboard-state>keysexposed</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.2in HVGA (ADP2)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>trackball</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>180.6</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>182</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.3in WQVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>400</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>141</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>141</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>
    <d:device name="3.4in FWQVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>432</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>145</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>145</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.7in WVGA (Nexus One)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>trackball</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>254</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>254</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.7in FWVGA slider">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:text-input-method>qwerty</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navhidden</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>dpad</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>854</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>265</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>265</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, closed">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, open">
            <d:keyboard-state>keysexposed</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="4in WVGA (Nexus S)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>235</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>235</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="4.65in 720p (Galaxy Nexus)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>xhdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>720</d:size>
                <d:size>1280</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>316</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>316</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="4.7in WXGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>xhdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>1280</d:size>
                <d:size>720</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>320</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>320</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="5.1in WVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>large</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>183</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>183</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="5.4in FWVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>large</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>854</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>181</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>181</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="7in WSVGA (Tablet)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>large</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>1024</d:size>
                <d:size>600</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>169</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>169</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>


    <d:device name="10.1in WXGA (Tablet)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>xlarge</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>1280</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>149</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>149</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>
</d:layout-devices>

no worries just create one device.xml and paste the above xml content and you'll good to go — Nixit Patel, Nov 29 '12 at 07:10
That got rid of the error in the dropdowns in the preview, but now there's a new issue, and the preview still isn't working. Now it says "This version of the rendering library is more recent than your version of IntelliJ IDEA. Please update IntelliJ IDEA", but I am running the latest version. — Christopher Perry, Nov 29 '12 at 17:27
intellij does not have a render version for 4.2 yet.in the dropdowns in the preview just put a version of Android that is less than 4.2 — user1437481, Nov 30 '12 at 14:22

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 08 '13 at 14:06

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Coping the above xml and paste it in to the device.xml file works for me , Thanks Nixiti, it seems easy but it helps a lot

answered Apr 08 '13 at 14:06

Dapper Dan

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Aug 21 '13 at 05:52

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Now It change as devices.xml (NOT device.xml) file inside USER_HOME/.android

Later versions of Android SDK tools have SDK_FOLDER/tools/lib/devices.xml

answered Aug 21 '13 at 05:52

Nadeesh Peiris

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Jul 27 '14 at 07:31

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Nothing serious. Just switch rendering version on your preview pane to lower version.

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answered Jul 27 '14 at 07:31

Youngjae

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Intellij Device not Specified on UI editor android

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