This view is not constrained

I get the following error and I am using Android studio 2.2 Preview 3. I searched Google but couldn't find any resources.

Error: This view is not constrained, it only has design time positions, so it will jump to (0,0) unless you add constraints

<TextView
        android:layout_width="384dp"
        android:layout_height="207dp"
        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
        android:text="@string/calc_default_display"
        android:id="@+id/textView"
        android:background="#ffffff"
        android:layout_margin="0dp"
        android:gravity="bottom|end"
        android:textSize="70sp"
        android:nestedScrollingEnabled="false"
        android:maxLines="2"
        android:maxLength="17"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="0dp"
        tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="0dp" />

To quickly resolve this, use this very helpful shortcut in Android Studio:

Right-click widget-in-question > Constraint Layout > Infer Constraints:

Thereafter, you can tweak the constraints as described here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/37960888/5556250

Update

This is not correct for the Android Studio v3 and up. As per @purpleladydragons's comment:

"Constraint Layout" is not in the dropdown menu. Use the magic wand icon in the toolbar menu above the design preview; there is the "Infer Constraints" button.

Just click this and it will be solved

You need to give a value to the constraints manually when using the new layout editor or the missing constraints can be added automatically by clicking the magic wand button in the toolbar menu of the design preview.

you can try this: 1. ensure you have added: compile 'com.android.support:design:25.3.1' (maybe you also should add compile 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.0.2') 2.

3.click the Infer Constraints, hope it can help you.

Alright so I know this answer is old, but I found out how to do this for version 3.1.4. So for me this error occurs whenever I put in a new item into the hierarchy, so I knew I needed a solution. After tinkering around for a little bit I found how to do it by following these steps:

1. Right click the object and go to Center.

2. Then select Horizontally.

3. Repeat those steps, except click Vertically instead of Horizontally.

Provided that that method still works, after step two you should see squiggly lines going horizontally across where the item is, and after step three, both horizontally and vertically. After step three, the error will go away!