Android-studio - How to get back missing `Local Changes` tab inside `Version Control/Git` tab in Android Studio 4.1

To disable VCS in Android Studio on a Mac do the following:

Android Studio > Preferences...

In the Preferences window, select Version Control and under Directory choose VCS dropdown to be <none>

Don't forget to click "Apply" in the general Preferences buttons at the bottom.

For 2021...

It would seem that Android Studio nowadays does not automatically start with version control turned on for a new project.

The default seems to be "off" at the beginning of a new project.

(It does conveniently make a ".gitignore" file for you but it does not default to trying to use version control.)

However, if later you do manually yourself start using git in the folder in question, Studio does turn on vcs inside Studio, i.e. exactly as seen in the image above. In that case you'll have turn it off inside Studio, exactly as shown above.

Easiest ways ever:

Update added for Android Studio V 2.2 in last step

There are two ways to do this.

1. Faster way:

1. Open Android Studio
2. Open your Project
3. Click on Gradle (From Right Side Panel, you will see Gradle Bar)
4. Click on Refresh (Click on Refresh from Gradle Bar, you will see List Gradle scripts of your Project)
5. Click on Your Project (Your Project Name form List (root))
6. Click on Tasks
7. Click on Android
8. Double Click on signingReport (You will get SHA1 and MD5 in Run Bar(Sometimes it will be in Gradle Console))
9. Select app module from module selection dropdown to run or debug your application

Check the screenshot below:

2. Work with Google Maps Activity:

1. Open Android Studio
2. Open Your Project
3. Click on File menu -> Select New -> Click on Google -> Select Google Maps Activity
4. A dialog would appear -> Click on Finish
5. Android Studio would automatically generate an XML file named with google_maps_api.xml
6. You would get debug SHA1 key here (at line number 10 of the XML file)

Check Screenshot below:

Android Studio V 2.2 Update

There is an issue with Execution.

Solution:

• Click on Toggle tasks execution/text mode from Run bar

Check Screenshot below:

Done.