Png Image Not Showing In Android Studio. At first you need to place the image inside res drawable directory. You can use code completion to see the available resources in android studio.
In project view select android sub view in sub view drop down list. If you add code that s not supported on android 4 4 api level 20 and lower your vector and png images might differ. I had the same issue it is only showing in design tab for android studio 2 2.
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Image showing in android studio but not on phone. Launch android studio go to project view in left panel. Found the answer here. At first you need to place the image inside res drawable directory.