Missing attributes in layout editor in Android Studio

Question

I've got a problem with Android Studio version 3.2.1. I do not see in layout editor most of attributes like for example id. I have got this bug probably after Android Studio's update.

have you tried applying different theme? The option is above the layout 'AppTheme', click on it and choose a different theme. — Nero, Nov 03 '18 at 21:06
What's that view all attributes button in bottom right corner — Vahalaru, Nov 03 '18 at 21:29
Shows other attributes but not all of them. It stills doesn't show attribute like id, width, height and much more. This is not how this window should look like — Przemek Broda, Nov 03 '18 at 21:51

score 11 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 06 '18 at 14:19

This worked for me.

Exit android studio then make the below changes.
Go to C:\Users\UserName.android and rename the build-cache folder to build-cache.bak
Go to C:\Users\UserName.AndroidStudio3.2\system and rename these folders

caches to caches.bak

compiler to compiler.bak

compile-server to compile-server.bak

conversion to conversion.bak

external_build_system to external_build_system.bak

frameworks to frameworks.bak

gradle to gradle.bak

resource_folder_cache to resource_folder_cache.bak
Open the Android Studio and open your project again.

No IDEA annotations attached to the JDK 1.8 (C:\...), some issues will not be found

Saved my life with this answer - all the attributes are baack! — chargerstriker, Aug 13 '19 at 21:29
Thank Raynold ! Can i know how you knew the issue and how you solved it? — Avinash Singh, Jul 20 '20 at 20:31

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 17 '19 at 04:47

This happened to me today. It was very frustrating, my entire gradle got messed up for unknown reason. in build.gradle (Module: app), I had issues with

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0' .

I chose to suppress the warning at first, and they put

//noinspection GradleCompatible 
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0'

for me... Anyways, I replaced above line with

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'

and changed my compileSdkVersion to 26 and the attributes in layout editor came back alive. so I guess that appcompat thing has to do with the layout editor.

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered May 29 '19 at 14:02

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Down of the activity_main.xml window there is "Design" tab and "Text" tab. Click on design tab, select an item and voila: attributes window is on the right

answered May 29 '19 at 14:02

A.Zamorta

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 17 '18 at 21:42

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I had to delete all android studio files (not just uninstall and except your projects). I didn't try Raynold's solution, so if you have any problem you can try it before deleting all the files.

answered Nov 17 '18 at 21:42

Przemek Broda

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Deleting and redownloading Android sdk is enough – N Droidev May 07 '20 at 20:04

score -1 · Answer 5 · answered Nov 03 '18 at 21:53

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Starting with Android Studio 3.0.1, all the fields from the Properties panel can now be found under the Attributes by selecting:

View all attributes

answered Nov 03 '18 at 21:53

André Sousa

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It doesn't show all the atributes that I had in the past. Many attributes which I had in Attributes tab has gone – Przemek Broda Nov 03 '18 at 22:18
If that is the case try this: File > Invalidate Caches\Restart. – André Sousa Nov 03 '18 at 22:21
I tried this, also I tried: clean project, rebuild project, reinstalation of android studio. This problem doesn't appear in this one project, it is in all of android studio projects – Przemek Broda Nov 03 '18 at 22:23

Missing attributes in layout editor in Android Studio

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