Question

In my case I have two text views, I want them to be centered in my activity.

The problem is when I use:

android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"

The two text views are above each other and I’m using LinearLayout as a parent.

Answer 1

You should remove the vertical and parent-based parts, and leave just the

android:gravity="center_horizontal"

for both of the TextViews.

If it’s enough, that the first TextView is centered vertically, then you can set it to |center_vertical, and bind the second to this one with android:layout_below.

If you need these text views to be exactly in the vertical center of the activity, then you should encapsulate them into an other (e.g. Linear)Layout with android:height="wrap_content" and android:layout_centerInParent="true" (in RelativeLayout) or android:gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal".