Where is the option to add a new preference screen in Android Studio 0.4.0?

Question

Android Studio 0.4.0

Hello,

I want to add a new Preference Screen in Android Studio. However, I cannot find the menu option to do it.

In Eclipse you would right click the resource directory | New xml file | resource type (preferences)

However, when I try and do this in Android Studio, there is no resource type preferences.

Do I have to do this manually now?

Many thanks for any suggestions,

Answer 1

The preference option doesn't exist anymore. You will need to right click the res->new->Android resource file and choose the resource type as xml in the dropdown. Then you will manually need to add the layout for preference xml.

Answer 2

In Android Studio 1.1.0: If you create a SettingsActivity it automatically sets up some xml preference resource files for you.

1. Under src > main > java, right click a package (e.g. com.company.appname)
2. New > Activity > Settings Activity
3. Click Finish to accept the defaults
4. Notice the new files:
   • SettingsActivity
   • values/strings_activity_settings.xml
   • xml (Directory)
     • pref_data_sync.xml
     • pref_general.xml
     • pref_headers.xml
     • pref_notification.xml

Note: The Activity uses some deprecated code. It might be best to look at the latest documentation for creating a preferences activity: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/preference/PreferenceFragment.html and for creating the XML resource file: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/preference/Preference.html