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Android Build a Simple Android App (2014) Creating the Screen Layout Using a Fullscreen Theme

Eileen Tang
Eileen Tang
895 Points
Posted by Eileen Tang
Eileen Tang
895 Points

The Emulator is NOT showing the same thing as the Preview

On the preview screen, I have exactly what the video showed. The Fun Fact app has a green background with no action bar. But when I run it on the emulator, it has a white background and the action bar is still there. Why is it not working? I would assume it has something to do with the coding, but then again, if that was the problem, why does my preview display it correctly?

Also, when opening the emulator, is the app supposed to pop up on its own? Because the first few times, it opened automatically. But now I have to go into apps and open the "Fun Facts" app on my own. That was also when I found out that the emulator does not display the same stuff as the preview.

2 Answers

Sagar Suri
Sagar Suri
6,043 Points
Sagar Suri
Sagar Suri
6,043 Points

1) uninstall the app from the emulator and reinstall it. 2) I hope you have not create two different app with the same name..try to check that out. 3) run your app on a real device. 4) use genymotion or a different emulator.

Tommy Wan
Tommy Wan
266 Points
Tommy Wan
Tommy Wan
266 Points

Im having the same problem