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Android Build a Self-Destructing Message Android App Using Fragments for Tabs Modifying Tabs from the Template

Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
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Posted by Christiaan Hendriksen
Christiaan Hendriksen
5,982 Points

No tabs in Android Studio

I've followed the tutorial to this point, but I've never had the same layout as the video.

My activity_main.xml is a blank screen in design view, even though the text version is the same.

Where can I fix this problem to make the tabs and menubar show?

1 Answer

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

Sorry for the trouble here (and my delayed response). In case you haven't gotten this working, or in case anyone else comes across this question, you need to first select "Tabbed Activity" when creating the project and then switch to Action Bar Tabs with ViewPager:

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