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Android

Posted by Yusuf Mohamed
Yusuf Mohamed
2,631 Points

Where can you find the messages window on android studio 3.1 and up.

As far as I've understood google has removed the messages window with android studio 3.1 and up. I was wondering if there is someway to find it or maybe there is a newer solution because the messages window was a great way to see how many errors you hade and which errors you had, especially with syntax errors.

2 Answers

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

OK. I understand now, sorry I misread your post previously.

You need to use the Build window now. If you get a build error, clicking on that error will split the window in 2, with the error log on the right (what used to be the Messages window).

Yusuf Mohamed
Yusuf Mohamed
2,631 Points

Ah, I found it now, thanks for the help.

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

You're welcome :)

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

Hi Yusuf. I forgot to say but maybe you found it. If you click on this icon in the Build window, you'll get something very similar to what Messages used to be.

Yusuf Mohamed
Yusuf Mohamed
2,631 Points

Oh, thank you. It was something like this I was looking for.

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

You're welcome :)

Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points
Lauren Moineau
Lauren Moineau
9,483 Points

Hi. Everything is still there in Android Studio, nothing was removed. You should see a toolbar at the bottom of the screen, allowing you to open the TODO, Logcat, Version Control, Build or Terminal windows.

If the toolbar is not down there, just click on the bottom left corner icon (it's a rectangle between 2 vertical lines). It will make the toolbar appear again (along with the left-hand-side vertical toolbar).

Hope that helps :)

Yusuf Mohamed
Yusuf Mohamed
2,631 Points

The toolbar with every feature that you're mentioning is still existing but the problem is that the feature of messages where you in a clean way could find errors especially syntax errors easily.