Disable lightbulb in Android Studio's Java editor

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I just installed Android Studio and have begun the process of configuring the editor to my taste. However, I cannot for the life of me find an option to disable the little light bulb that appears in the left margin a second after clicking a line of text.

[edit] I've only noticed this in the java editor, so I edited the subject line to help indicate that.

Does anyone know how this feature can be disabled?

Possible duplicate of [hide Intellij Idea yellow light bulb](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/16712626/hide-intellij-idea-yellow-light-bulb) — Ralph Bergmann, Nov 01 '16 at 09:30
@RalphBergmann This question is about android-studio whilst the other one is about intellij. — Seth, Nov 01 '16 at 09:34

score 4 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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I found the answer to this question here. Basically, to disable the feature you have to manually edit the editor.xml and change SHOW_INTENTION_BULB from true to false. The editor settings are located here:

The file is located at:

On OS X: ~/Library/Preferences/<PRODUCT>/options/editor.xml
On Windows: %HOMEPATH%\.<PRODUCT>\config\options\editor.xml
On Linux: ~/.<PRODUCT>/config/options/editor.xml

<PRODUCT> for me was AndroidStudio.

edited May 23 '17 at 11:46

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answered Dec 21 '14 at 19:41

Brian Davis

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Worked for me, too, thanks! Note that as you upgrade, you'll see other directories: AndroidStudio, AndroidStudio1.2, AndroidStudio1.3, etc. Just use the first directory without the numbers. – SMBiggs Nov 04 '15 at 23:57
But a day later, it's back! I checked the editor.xml file, and it still has SHOW_INTENTION_BULB set to false. Sigh. – SMBiggs Nov 06 '15 at 01:14
Is there still working ? I can't found neither editor.xml nor `bulb` keywords in latest Android Studio Linux. – 林果皞 Apr 04 '16 at 08:13
Show intention bulb is now a field in preferences. No need to edit the xml anymore – Peter Graham Apr 18 '19 at 16:58

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 13 '15 at 03:03

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These are called "Intentions" in Android Studio. You can either disable them one at a time or groups of them. The settings can be found in:

File > Settings > Editor > Intentions

I personally don't like any helpers of any kind when developing. I simply unchecked everything and clicked OK.

answered Oct 13 '15 at 03:03

ChrisA

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Thanks for this answer. I actually haven't used Android Studio for quite some time as the project I was working on was unfortunately short-lived. – Brian Davis Oct 14 '15 at 18:44

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Oct 17 '22 at 15:41

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The easiest way so far: In the Settings of Android Studio search for "bulb". You'll find "Show intention bulb" check-box.

answered Oct 17 '22 at 15:41

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Disable lightbulb in Android Studio's Java editor

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