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Android Studio – Android Compose preview "Render problem" with API 34 and Compose UI 1.5.0

I recently started a new app using Compose. I have AS Hedgehog 2023.1.1 installed. I am using API 34 and get an error in the compose preview. "Render problem" accompanied by a

Layout fidelity warning

The graphics preview in the layout editor may not be accurate: 
    - The current rendering only supports APIs up to 33. You may encounter crashes if using with higher APIs. To avoid, you can set a lower API for your preview.

How do I set a lower API for previews?

Googling I only find results telling me to drop the API level of the entire app, OR answers from 2 years ago pointing to using a very old version of compose.

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    There seems to be a dropdown above the preview window allowing to select different API versions for preview. Selecting 33 or below from the list makes the warning go away.

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    The error message is misleading in most cases.

    Check Build > "Render Problem" for getting exact underlying issue.

    I was printing logs and logging them to Firebase, so for preview Firebase Initialisation was required. Removing that dependency resolved the issue.

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