My design view on Android Studio is blank. It doesn't change. I have tried syncing with gradle build too. What to do?

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XML CODE:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".MainActivity">

<TextView
    android:layout_width="34dp"
    android:layout_height="53dp"
    android:text="Hello World!"
    android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat"
    android:visibility="visible" />

</LinearLayout

Need help asap.What to do??

try clean,rebuild. If not try closing the android studio then reopen it again. If those two ain't working try clicking invalidate cache and restart. — Androyds, Jun 13 '18 at 06:03
I fixed this by following [this answer](https://stackoverflow.com/a/47611939/28558). — Pistos, Aug 12 '18 at 20:41

Praveen G · Answer 1 · 2019-04-02T11:01:45.620

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I had the same problem yesterday after updating android studio, Go to Gradle Scripts -> Build.Gradle(Module:app)

change alpha3 to alpha1

        implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha3'

to

        implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-alpha1'

Note: [Edit] This solution doesn't work anymore as version codes have been updated, stable version has been released

edited Apr 02 '19 at 11:01

answered Jun 13 '18 at 06:09

Praveen G

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Is there a way to report this bug? – Dielson Sales Jul 25 '18 at 02:46

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jun 13 '18 at 05:57

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Just building the project: Build -> Make Project

If that doesn't work try cleaning the project: Build -> Rebuild and Clean Project

That happened to me as well and all I had to do was build the project. Then it was able to render it.

answered Jun 13 '18 at 05:57

Dnyaneshwar Panchal

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score -2 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 13 '18 at 05:44

Use this code, it's working fine:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context=".MainActivity">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="34dp"
        android:layout_height="53dp"
        android:text="Hello World!"
        android:textAppearance="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat"
        android:visibility="visible" />

</LinearLayout>

My design view on Android Studio is blank. It doesn't change. I have tried syncing with gradle build too. What to do?

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