Can't Preview Android Xml Layout - Layoutlib Is Too Recent. Update Your Tool?

After upgrading the Android SDK through the AVD manager, I cannot preview XML layouts any longer in eclipse for Android 2.2 previews. Eclipse says, 'LayoutLib is too recent. Updat

Solution 1:

This is a bug: http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=17369

Solution 2:

Updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0 resolved this issue for me.

In Eclipse, Help --> Check for updates

You'll likely see three items to be updated to 12.0.0+. Install, restart Eclipse, and the layout view should display without error.

Solution 3:

More of a fix than an answer, or a fix with no explanation: r-click on the res\layout*.xml file you want to open, select Open with, then select Android Layout Editor. That should open the .xml in the graphical layout/design view you're used to.

For whatever reason, after updating from 10.0.1 to 12.0.0, my layout viewer default changed to XML Editor (one of the options under the context menu referenced above), and I have to manually open with different editor. Opening manually selecting Android Layout Editor seems to set ALE as the default for that .xml file going forward.

Solution 4:

I had the same issue. Went in Eclipse->Help->CheckforUpdates. Selected everything there and hit next. Keep hitting next until finish. The update will start at the bottom right hand corner. Will also ask for permission. Press "OK". Will restart eclipse and problem is solved. I guess there was a bug with ADT but whatever this update fixed it.