I started off with a black activity and whenever I try using Android studio, I get stuck in this screen. I cant drag any widgets, enter any text, or make any changes to the user interface. Is there anything I am missing? I downloaded all the Android Studio bundle and I have all the required SDK tools. I have attached a screenshot of what I am currently stuck with.
A screenshot of what I am seeing:
Recently I encountered the same problem myself. After some research I found that you must now use the "content_activityname.xml" file in order to edit the ui of an activity.
In your case this file is located in the layout folder, right under your activity_main.xml in the picture provided.
According to this thread: What is the role of content_main.xml in android studio 1.4? the main.xml now contains the global look of the ui, and also contains the content.xml file which again contains the components of the ui.
You should think of uninstall and reinstall Android Studio and after that creating a new Project. You also are able to look at some tutorials created by the creators of AS. They can be found at Android Developers.
