[What my screen shows](https://i.stack.imgur.com/2pJ4g.png)

That little white dot that I circled is the textview (I have to zoom in to 1000% just to click it accurately). This is what my android studio shows on the preview screen when I load up the default "empty activity". I can drag other objects in but they just disappear. The Design view shows the app view but empty. When I actually run the app it appears normal, but it makes it really difficult to make the app without use of this feature. I've tried like 5 new projects but it's all the same.