My Linear Layout was taking too much space. So I decided to put it inside a ScrollView.
The layout has an EditText at the bottom for user input. To make the layout resize itself in AndroidManifest.xml for the Activity I put:
android:windowSoftInputMode="adjustPan"
It was OK for when I just had a Linear Layout, but now in combination with Scroll View I get a blank space, I think Android is trying to make space for the keyboard.
Layout.xml:
<ScrollView android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
android:isScrollContainer="false"
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"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary">
...
</androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>
</ScrollView>
Replace with following code
<ScrollView android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fillViewport="true"
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat
android:isScrollContainer="false"
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"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary">
...
</androidx.appcompat.widget.LinearLayoutCompat>
</ScrollView>