Intellij Device not Specified on UI editor android

Question

I just updated to the lastest version of Intellij Community, but when I try to edit a xml file i cannot preview it, get a Render Error - Device not Specified, how can I get the default configurations back?

Answer 1

In order to have the device configuration in Intellij you'll need to modify the device.xml file from USER_HOME/.android folder to the device.xml from the SDK_FOLDER/tools/lib/device.xml and after that try to reopen the layout file file again in Intellij you'll get all the device configuration.

BUT, this will not work if you have the latest version of Android SDK tools,

IF you have the latest SDK then try to replace USER_HOME/.android/device.xml with below content. and try to reopen layout file in Intellij again.

<?xml version="1.0"?>
<d:layout-devices
    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
    xmlns:d="http://schemas.android.com/sdk/android/layout-devices/1">

    <d:device name="2.7in QVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>small</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>145</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>145</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="2.7in QVGA slider">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>small</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:text-input-method>qwerty</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>145</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>145</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, closed">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, open">
            <d:keyboard-state>keysexposed</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.2in HVGA slider (ADP1)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:text-input-method>qwerty</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>trackball</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>180.6</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>182</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, closed">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, open">
            <d:keyboard-state>keysexposed</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.2in HVGA (ADP2)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>notlong</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>trackball</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>320</d:size>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>180.6</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>182</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.3in WQVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>400</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>141</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>141</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>
    <d:device name="3.4in FWQVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>ldpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>240</d:size>
                <d:size>432</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>145</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>145</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.7in WVGA (Nexus One)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>trackball</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>254</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>254</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="3.7in FWVGA slider">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:text-input-method>qwerty</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navhidden</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>dpad</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>854</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>265</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>265</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, closed">
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape, open">
            <d:keyboard-state>keysexposed</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="4in WVGA (Nexus S)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>hdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>235</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>235</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="4.65in 720p (Galaxy Nexus)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>xhdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>720</d:size>
                <d:size>1280</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>316</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>316</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="4.7in WXGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>normal</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>xhdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>1280</d:size>
                <d:size>720</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>320</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>320</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="5.1in WVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>large</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>183</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>183</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="5.4in FWVGA">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>large</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>480</d:size>
                <d:size>854</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>181</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>181</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>

    <d:device name="7in WSVGA (Tablet)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>large</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>1024</d:size>
                <d:size>600</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>169</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>169</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>


    <d:device name="10.1in WXGA (Tablet)">
        <d:default>
            <d:screen-size>xlarge</d:screen-size>
            <d:screen-ratio>long</d:screen-ratio>
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
            <d:pixel-density>mdpi</d:pixel-density>
            <d:touch-type>finger</d:touch-type>
            <d:keyboard-state>keyssoft</d:keyboard-state>
            <d:text-input-method>nokeys</d:text-input-method>
            <d:nav-state>navexposed</d:nav-state>
            <d:nav-method>nonav</d:nav-method>
            <d:screen-dimension>
                <d:size>1280</d:size>
                <d:size>800</d:size>
            </d:screen-dimension>
            <d:xdpi>149</d:xdpi>
            <d:ydpi>149</d:ydpi>
        </d:default>

        <d:config name="Landscape">
            <d:screen-orientation>land</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
        <d:config name="Portrait">
            <d:screen-orientation>port</d:screen-orientation>
        </d:config>
    </d:device>
</d:layout-devices>