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Currently google has release the Flexbox which can be used for building flexible layouts using FlexboxLayout, it can be interpreted as an advanced LinearLayout because both layouts align their child views sequentially. For more detail on this flexbox-layout But here we are gonna work on Flexbox with RecyclerView. Flexbox with a large number of items in a scrollable container! Let's first see what are the Supported attributes / features comparison Due to some characteristics of the RecyclerView, some Flexbox attributes are not available/not implemented to the FlexboxLayoutManager. Here is a quick overview of the attributes/features comparison between the two containers. Attribute / Feature FlexboxLayout                FlexboxLayoutManager (RecyclerView) flexDirection flexWrap (except wrap_reverse ) justifyContent alignItems alignContent - layout_order - layout_flexGrow layout_flexShrink layout_alignSelf layout_fl

How to compress the image without loosing the quality. You can compress the image just like whatsapp like quality. File externalFile = new File(Environment. getExternalStorageDirectory () , " ProfilePic /helloimg.jpg" ) ; Uri externaluri = Uri. parse (externalFile.getPath()) ; compressImage(externaluri.toString() , "helloimg" ) ; // Method to compress Image Compress image public String compressImage (String imageUri , String imagenameName) { String filePath = getRealPathFromURI(imageUri) ; String fileName = imagenameName ; Bitmap scaledBitmap = null; BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options() ; //by setting this field as true, the actual bitmap pixels are not loaded in the memory. Just the bounds are loaded. If //you try the use the bitmap here, you will get null. options. inJustDecodeBounds = true; Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory. decodeFile (filePath

WebP is an image file format from Google that provides lossy compression (like JPEG) as well as transparency (like PNG) but can provide better compression than either JPEG or PNG. Lossy WebP images are supported in Android 4.0 (API level 14) and higher, and lossless and transparent WebP images are supported in Android 4.3 (API level 18) and higher. This page shows how to convert images to WebP format and how to convert WebP images to PNG format. Convert images to WebP: Android Studio can convert PNG, JPG, BMP, or static GIF images to WebP format. You can convert individual images or folders of images. To convert an image or folder of images, proceed as follows: Right click on an image file or a folder containing a number of images files, and then click Convert to WebP . The Converting Images to WebP dialog opens. The default settings depend on the minSdkVersion setting for the current module. Figure 1. The Converting Images to WebP dialog. Select either lossy