How do Network Inspector and Inspector tools differ in their purpose and functions?
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Network Inspector and Inspector are tools in Android Studio for debugging, but they serve different purposes:
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Network Inspector is designed to monitor the network activity of the application. It shows all network requests and responses, including headers, body, status, time, etc. This helps track which APIs are called, verify the correctness of requests and responses, and assess network performance.
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Inspector (Layout Inspector) is used for analyzing and debugging the UI. It allows visual exploration of the View hierarchy, properties of interface elements, their placement, sizes, and styles. This is useful for troubleshooting layout issues, element overlap, or incorrect display.
Thus, Network Inspector is for network interactions, while Inspector is for analyzing the user interface.