No rendering target selected using Android Studio

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My Android Studio in activity_main.xml showing this problem: "Rendering Problems No render target selected" Help?

close and reopen or api level make change For debug and Running...17 to 17 or 18 to 18,etc — Amitsharma, Apr 01 '14 at 04:38

score 7 · Answer 1 · answered May 12 '14 at 14:35

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You need to run the AVD Manager to add a virtual device that matches the target API version your project is set to. Click Tools->Android->AVD Manager. Click on 'New', add virtual devices targeting higher API levels, e.g 18, 19, etc. Then restart Android Studio, and open your project, it should find a target device to allow you access to the Design view.

answered May 12 '14 at 14:35

Chinedu

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You need atleast 1 AVD created for this badly designed tool. Seriously crap. thanks @Chinedu – Siddharth May 25 '15 at 10:29

score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 23 '14 at 05:50

Top menu bar on the left side of the AVD Manager button you have a "Sync Project with Gradle Files" button. Click that. Android Studio may become sluggish for like 5 seconds, but you'll also see a loading wheel in the project files tab, and possibly a yellow bar on the top of activity_main.xml tab saying that Gradle is syncing. In about 5 seconds everything will be up to date, and you will see the device as expected. Hope this helps.

Hasan Hashem · Answer 3 · 2015-07-22T12:49:34.150

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I solved it with File -> Invalidate Caches/Restart.

edited Jul 22 '15 at 12:49

answered Jun 03 '15 at 06:24

Hasan Hashem

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score 3 · Answer 4 · answered Mar 25 '16 at 17:00

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I was getting the same error and the reason was that in my application the targetSdkVersion was set to version I didn't have setup on my AndroidStudio, error disappeared after I modified that, hope that helps.

answered Mar 25 '16 at 17:00

KgaboL

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score 1 · Answer 5 · edited Nov 13 '14 at 06:09

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Check the Android manifest file to see if you have specified this

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="integer"
          android:targetSdkVersion="integer"
          android:maxSdkVersion="integer" />

If not then add this, it solved the error for me.

edited Nov 13 '14 at 06:09

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answered Nov 13 '14 at 05:47

Sagar Devanga

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score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Apr 01 '14 at 04:15

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You just make sure your right top corner api selection is below api 18 or 18 I think it will work or you will goto graphics layout and see the top corner and change

answered Apr 01 '14 at 04:15

Naveen Kumar Kuppan

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Do you mean "Please configure an Android SDK. "? I changed it but there is nothing at right top corner!! – weinek Apr 01 '14 at 04:22
i am mentioning the api levels and will you able to post your screen shot – Naveen Kumar Kuppan Apr 01 '14 at 04:24
You just make sure you sdk path is configured correctly you just click the configure link and set the path of your sdk and then after setting your path just restart the android studio that's all – Naveen Kumar Kuppan Apr 01 '14 at 05:15

score 0 · Answer 7 · answered Aug 08 '14 at 23:55

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Close the emulator if it is previously opened. Then try launching the fragment_main.xml again in design mode.

answered Aug 08 '14 at 23:55

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 20 '14 at 22:32

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Restart Android Studio and it should solve the problem

answered Aug 20 '14 at 22:32

real 19

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Dec 17 '14 at 16:50

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Check the package name is correctly set in applicationId in file app\build.gradle

answered Dec 17 '14 at 16:50

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score 0 · Answer 10 · answered Dec 31 '16 at 02:02

Top menu bar on the left side of the AVD Manager button you have a "Sync Project with Gradle Files" button. Click that. Android Studio may become sluggish for like 5 seconds, but you'll also see a loading wheel in the project files tab, and possibly a yellow bar on the top of activity_main.xml tab saying that Gradle is syncing. In about 5 seconds everything will be up to date, and you will see the device as expected. Hope this helps.

This really works

If it says Gradle Sync failed then download the missing platforms and platforms and then restart

It worked for me..

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