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Android Build a Simple Android App Creating the Screen Layout Setting Colors

Uziel Cohen
Uziel Cohen
4,318 Points
Posted by Uziel Cohen
Uziel Cohen
4,318 Points

background color in Android Studio 2.3

Hello! In Android Studio 2.3, the parent layout is called ConstraintLayout and not RelativeLayout as discussed in the video . In the ConstarintLayout, i can not find a property which i can define a background color. Except, probably with the XML code.

Should i keep looking for that property in the Design mode?

2 Answers

Scott Junner
Scott Junner
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Scott Junner
Scott Junner
9,010 Points

AndroidStudio 2.3 lays out the screen and all your tools differently than what you are seeing in the video, so it will be understandably confusing (Took me a little while to find things too).

In Design Mode, on the far right of the window, you will see the properties panel which will show you a shortened list of properties for the design element you click on.

Across the top of the Properties panel you will see a few symbols toward the right. look for the two arrows (they may be blue). If you hover over that symbol you will get a popup message saying "View all properties". Click on those two arrows to reveal the FULL list of properties and scroll through those to find "background".

Uziel Cohen
Uziel Cohen
4,318 Points
Uziel Cohen
Uziel Cohen
4,318 Points

Great! Thank you very much!