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Android

Posted by David Muro II
David Muro II
11,413 Points

Android Manifest Editor

I recently updated to Android Studio 3.1 and I can't find the Manifest Editor.

Did they remove this?

2 Answers

Ben Jakuben
STAFF
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

I noticed recently that this was missing, though I honestly can't remember if it was there before! I actually always edit the XML except when making my videos. Let us know if you have any specific questions about editing the file. I don't know if this feature is planned for a future release or not.

Ryan Tseng
Ryan Tseng
7,325 Points

Ben, How do you use XML to change the application theme to one of the pre-configured themes? I am trying to recreate the crystal ball tutorial using Android Studio 0.5.3. I cannot figure out how to assign the theme without the Manifest Editor. Thanks!

Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher
Ben Jakuben
Ben Jakuben
Treehouse Teacher

Look for the <application> element, and then you can set the android:theme attribute there:

Example: 

<application
    android:name="com.teamtreehouse.ribbit.RibbitApplication"
    android:allowBackup="true"
    android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
    android:label="@string/app_name"
    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light" >

Notice how "@android:style/" is required to use Android themes.

David Muro II
David Muro II
11,413 Points
David Muro II
David Muro II
11,413 Points

Thanks Ben. I figured it out with by editing the XML, so I'm all set.

Thanks again!