Android Studio 3.1.3, design view is always empty

Question

I\'m new to android development and I have this problem with my Android Studio 3.1.3 demo project or any project that I create.

Even though that I can drag and drop diff

Answer 1

Use stable version of support libraries.

The problem is when you are using unstable alpha support libraries. See stable libraries versions on google maven repo.

At the time of answer, most stable version of support:appcomact-v7 is 28.0.0-rc02

Replace

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha3' // less stable alpha

With

implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-rc02' // more stable

Sync, Just Restart AS. Problem resolved !

• Track support:appcomact-v7 stable versions
• Track support:design stable versions
• Track support:recyclerview-v7 stable versions
• Track support:cardview-v7 stable versions