Endless “Loading Configuration” in Design view

Question

Every time I open an activity layout in order to view its design, I can\'t see anything, and there\'s a \"Loading configuration\" message. How to solve it?

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Answer 1

I've had this issue before, and it was usually not long after an error had come up.

Check the Event Log for errors. Usually a restart of the IDE fixed it for me though I appreciate that's not ideal. The errors weren't anything specific I think just teething issues with Android Studio - tis just preview software after all.