design editor is unavaliable untile next gradle sync

This error mostly occurs when you’re trying to open Android App from existing application and probably developed using different computer. Almost all the troubleshoot methods like File->Sync Project, Build->Clean, etc. Might not work.

This is applied only if you are trying to open the Adroid Application from existing application.

The proper way to evoid errors is only to open sub folder from the path not the root folder. Below is the example of how to properly open the Android application from existing application.

For example in your Message_App/messages/msg path, you must open msg folder not your Message_App folder.

Message_App/messages/msg