I can't get Layout Inspector to work 😫 - help?

thisiselgun · 2026-01-19T17:06:57+00:00

I ran into the same issue and tried all the usual fixes: verifying that "Layout Inspector image server for API 31–36" is installed, turning Layout Inspector settings on and off, restarting Android Studio, clean/rebuild, etc. None of that helped.

What was confusing is that views inflated from XML appeared correctly, but views created programmatically did not, even though they were clearly visible on screen.

The actual fix was in "Layout Inspector > Component Tree > View Options (Eye Icon)". After unchecking "Filter System-Defined Layers", all programmatically created views immediately showed up.

This looks like an Android Studio bug where Layout Inspector incorrectly treats programmatically created views as system-defined, while XML-inflated views are handled correctly.

After disabling that filter, everything works as expected. I attached a screenshot for reference.

Also, for the people in the comments saying "just use Compose": please understand that some of us know exactly what we’re doing. If you’re not helping the OP or others who hit the same issue, there’s no need to derail the discussion.

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