I am trying to create a login page for an app in Android Studio. The XML code for the page is -
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
tools:context=".LoginChoice">
<Button
android:id="@+id/userbtn"
android:layout_width="100dp"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_marginTop="450dp"
android:onClick="userloginIntent"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:background="@drawable/user_login_button_small"
app:strokeColor="@android:color/white" />
<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatButton
android:id="@+id/driverbtn"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:textColor="@android:color/white"
android:onClick="driverloginIntent"
android:paddingHorizontal="10dp"
android:text="@string/driver_login"
android:background="@drawable/buttonbg1"
android:layout_marginVertical="20dp"
android:layout_below="@+id/userbtn"/>
</RelativeLayout>
The problem here is that the Button
s that I am using, appear much lower on running the app in my phone than they do in the Design
area in Android Studio.
Here's how it looks in android studio-
And here is a screenshot of when I run the app on my phone-
Why is this happening and what can I do to fix it?
In Android Studio, you can choose the device that you are using to visualize your layout.xml
, the default device may not be have the dimensions as your physical device. You can change it or add a device definition to match your desired device. Also, you could use Layout Validation to see a more accurate preview of your design.
Remember that you are using dp
as a unit measure, not standard pixels
.