here tested found that scroll view with direct child of linear layout remove starting text for long string
so instead use Relative or Contraint layout
as Parent
Code 1
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout 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"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:contentDescription="@string/pic_1"
android:src="@drawable/icons8_github_256"
android:backgroundTint="@color/white"
/>
<ScrollView
android:id="@+id/scrollView"
android:layout_width="match_parent" or //wrap content
android:layout_height="300dp"
android:layout_below="@id/imageView4"
>
<TextView
android:id="@+id/textView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textSize="14sp"
android:text="@string/some_text" />
</ScrollView>
<ImageView
android:id="@+id/imageView3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="@drawable/java"
android:layout_below="@+id/scrollView"/>
</RelativeLayout>
Scrollview ---> linearLayout or constraintlayout ---> have your textview or imageview
If you have more than ONE VIEW then have your textview or imageview under any layout not directly to the scroll view
in short more than one view should not be direct child of scroll view
As per Documentation
Code 2
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
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"
android:padding="10dp"
tools:context=".NewsDetailActivity">
<com.google.android.material.imageview.ShapeableImageView
android:id="@+id/newsImage"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:scaleType="centerCrop"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.842"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.03"
app:srcCompat="@drawable/img1">
</com.google.android.material.imageview.ShapeableImageView>
<com.google.android.material.textview.MaterialTextView
android:id="@+id/newsHeading"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="start"
android:text="Joe Biden appoints two prominent......"
android:textSize="23sp"
android:textStyle="bold"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.526"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/newsImage"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.03">
</com.google.android.material.textview.MaterialTextView>
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="376dp" //or wrap content
android:layout_height="200dp" //or 0dp but not match parent or wrap content
android:layout_marginTop="12dp"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.742"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="@+id/newsHeading"
app:layout_constraintVertical_bias="0.177">
>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/news_content"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent">
</TextView>
//Your other view HERE
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
</ScrollView>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
3. If parent layout is linear layout then dont use layout gravity center in text view inside scroll view
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