Layout Inspector Live UpdateĪ new version of the "Layout Inspector" has a "Live Update" feature, which helps us see real-time changes to the app's active screen. When a snapshot of the application's UI is created, you will see the View Hierarchy, Layout Preview, and Attributes panels. The first step is to "Select Process" ( ) to analyze the UI from the "Layout Inspector" window. Let’s run "Layout Inspector" and take a look at the User Interface of this tool. Note: Layout Inspector from this tutorial is available in Android Studio 4.1.2 or higher. However, we can only analyze debug versions of apps installed on any device or emulator without ROOT permissions. An Android emulator without Google Play Services delivered with ROOT permissions this means that we can explore any application on these emulators. We can analyze any app if the device has root permissions otherwise, we can only explore debug versions of applications (usually these are apps we are developing).
This tool allows us to analyze different applications however, it depends on the permissions of the device or emulator. You can run it via the "Tools / Layout Inspector" menu. The "Layout Inspector" is a part of Android Studio this means that you cannot run it as a standalone application. Let's explore this tool with the ability to do UI debugging and analysis of the User Interface for UI testing. The original article was published on 6 August 2020. The article was updated on 17 February 2021.
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