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Asked: 2026-05-24T23:47:52+00:00

I want to show an internal log inside an activity. This log consists of

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I want to show an internal log inside an activity. This log consists of text strings that inform the user about the status of an operation.

For example:

Process started

Doing task A

Doing task B

…

Process stopped

The only way that comes to my mind is to use a ScrollView with a TextView that will be updated whenever there is a new string in the log, but this solution seems inelegant.

Is there any UI widget that serves as a container for lines of text?

EDIT: I prefer not to use a ListView, I just want to show lines of plain text in a container, something simpler

EDIT 2: I used to develop Win32 programs in Delphi. There we have a TMemo component that serves as a container for lines of text. I’m looking for something similar in Android

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  1. Editorial Team

    What’s inelegant about updating a TextView? This is the most straightforward and simplest way to implement what you’re looking for.

    A TextView updated by a background polling event, probably by way of an Thread/AsyncTask is what I would try first. Don’t confuse necessary complexity with inelegance. Sometimes the obvious first idea you have is the correct one.

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