Android Studio 3.1.3 Does Not Show Layout Desing Preview

It has passed some time since the last time I have created a new project in android studio and today when I did it the android studio does not show anything from the layout preview

Solution 1:

as my experience, switch to "Design".click "force refresh layout"

Solution 2:

Did you update classpath

dependencies {
    classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.3'
    classpath 'com.google.gms:google-services:3.1.0'

}

Solution 3:

Try this way, switch to your Design/Text tab in layout editor. And check the preview window. Preview will be there.

I don't know how this works but I frequently using this hack when my preview isn't working since I upgraded to android studio 3.1.3.

PS: This hack only applies to empty preview (none of the elements or menu items or options or messages are visible in the preview pane).

Solution 4:

please replace

compileSdkVersion 28
buildToolsVersion '28.0.0'
targetSdkVersion 28
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:28.0.0-beta01'

with

compileSdkVersion 27
buildToolsVersion '27.0.3'
targetSdkVersion 27
implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'

Solution 5:

screenshoot

click on the Eye icon in the selected area, in the pop-up window enable Show Layout Decorations.

If the magnet next to the eye icon is active, make it inactive.

Have a nice day.