Date: 2018jun29 Product: Android Studio OS: Android Q. Android Studio: "Compilation error. See log for more details." Where? A. There is a button to the left that looks like a command prompt icon (Toggle View). Clicking this will bring up a more detailed error view. Source https://www.reddit.com/r/androiddev/comments/8untrg/is_it_me_only_android_studio_doesnt_show_the/