Android Studio 4.0 Layout Inspector isn't working

Question

I can't see any updates in Layout Inspector in the new Android studio (4.0).

My app is targeting API 29, and build tools version is buildToolsVersion '29.0.3'.

I'm running emulator Pixel_2_api_29 and my device MI A3 OS version 10.

And this is all I can see

Did you update your android gradle plugin to 4.0.0 or higher? — OliverDeLange, Jul 13 '20 at 08:37
@orelzion I have the same problem, did you find any solution? — Kostadin Georgiev, Jul 20 '20 at 10:40
I do not even see this Select Process menu. It just does not work. — Yazon2006, Sep 02 '20 at 08:51
I get it working well at the beginning, but didn't know that I need to disable "Filter System-Defined Layers" filter in component tree to see actual views. Maybe this would save somebody time! — Dima Karaush, Nov 09 '21 at 15:42

shubhamgarg1 · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-26T17:16:30.140

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In the tools->SDK Manager window, please verify that Layout Inspector Image Server for API 29-30 is installed.

In case you still face the issue, take a look at the Run window and if you see a dlopen error for a library, add android:extractNativeLibs="true" in your AndroidManifest.xml file.

edited Jan 26 '21 at 17:16

answered Jan 26 '21 at 17:05

shubhamgarg1

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Restart of Android Studio needed after installation of the component to make it work. Though Android Studio did not mention it. – Doron Ben-Ari Jul 15 '23 at 21:57

score 23 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 06 '20 at 12:57

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Try to stop current running-app and run with debug mode again (click button "Debug" or press Shift F9) and select your process again. Please see some screenshots below:

when error:
and after stop and run Debug again:

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answered Sep 04 '20 at 09:47

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score 18 · Answer 3 · edited Sep 02 '20 at 09:00

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Try with adb shell settings delete global debug_view_attributes and adb shell settings delete global debug_view_attributes_application_package

edited Sep 02 '20 at 09:00

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answered Aug 04 '20 at 09:13

Daniele

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This helped me so that at least AS would show a clue of what was going on – Chisko Sep 17 '20 at 18:15
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To others, you'll see this dialog in A/S if you unplug device after "trying" to start Layout Inspector. Daniele didn't just pull these out of no where =) – tir38 Sep 23 '20 at 01:35
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Yup, I just had no time to argument the answer, sorry :) – Daniele Sep 30 '20 at 08:34

score 7 · Answer 4 · answered Jun 20 '21 at 03:58

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I hit on same issue. And above solutions doesn't work for me. It is resolved by reinstall the app

answered Jun 20 '21 at 03:58

haolianglearn

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Worked for me. Just reinstall the app. – Gaurav Pandit Jul 12 '21 at 11:40

score 3 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 01 '22 at 18:52

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Simply restarting Android Studio seems to solve the issue.

answered Feb 01 '22 at 18:52

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score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Jan 30 '21 at 07:24

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Make sure android:hardwareAccelerated="false" isn't in your manifest file.

edited Jan 30 '21 at 07:24

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answered Jan 11 '21 at 23:41

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I tried all above answers, but none of them works. – Henry Apr 06 '21 at 03:24

score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Jan 30 '21 at 07:23

If you are unable to view the Flutter Inspector and are seeing something like "Installing DevTools" on a Mac system. You have to add following environment variable.

open ~/.bash_profile or open $HOME/.zshrc (depending upon your file system)
Add:

Hierarchy Viewer Variable

export ANDROID_HVPROTO=ddm

source ~/.bash_profile

source ~/.bash_profile or source $HOME/.zshrc

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 15 '21 at 13:58

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In some cases you can resolve this issue to connect device by name instead of connecting by ip.

answered Jul 15 '21 at 13:58

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 02 '21 at 10:51

It seems to be a different issue than what I see in your screenshot but maybe others have this issue, too.

One can sometime notice, the layout fetch seems to have finished but nothing is shown in the inspector. The reason then seems to be the graphical representation and not the inspector itself. So if you get something like this:

where the zoom controls are visible but somehow no layout is appearing, try pressing the "Zoom to fit" button. It then re-scales the view which leads to a redraw. At least in my configuration for devices below API 29 (which have no "Live update") this is necessary in order to see something.

score -1 · Answer 10 · answered Jan 28 '21 at 08:36

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try this: adb shell setenforce 0 (disable SELinex

answered Jan 28 '21 at 08:36

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score -1 · Answer 11 · answered May 13 '22 at 08:07

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In case just like me you stumble on this topic trying to code a Flutter app, I did not manage to make it work either.

Instead, you can use the Flutter Inspector which provides a minimal set of similar functionalities.

answered May 13 '22 at 08:07

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Android Studio 4.0 Layout Inspector isn't working

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