Strange behavior of RecyclerView with GridLayoutManager when items have dynamic heights
I'm converting an old project and I'm experiencing an scenario with my `RecyclerView` that uses `GridLayoutManager` in my Android app. The items in the grid have dynamic heights based on the content they display. When scrolling through the list, the items behave unexpectedly, with some items overlapping or not displaying correctly. I set up the `RecyclerView` with a simple adapter and populated it with a mix of images and text views, but the layout seems to collapse under certain conditions. Here’s a snippet of my layout file for the `RecyclerView`: ```xml <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView android:id="@+id/recycler_view" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:clipToPadding="false" android:padding="8dp" /> ``` In my adapter, I’m inflating a layout that can either be a large image or just some text based on the data: ```java @Override public void onBindViewHolder(@NonNull MyViewHolder holder, int position) { MyItem item = items.get(position); if (item.isLargeImage()) { holder.imageView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); holder.textView.setVisibility(View.GONE); holder.imageView.setImageResource(item.getImageResId()); } else { holder.imageView.setVisibility(View.GONE); holder.textView.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); holder.textView.setText(item.getText()); } } ``` I’m using `GridLayoutManager` with a span count of 2, and I’m not explicitly setting a fixed height for the items. My expectation is that the grid should adapt to the varying heights of the items, but as I scroll, I see items overlap or display incorrectly, which seems to be triggered especially when there’s a mixture of large images and text. To debug this, I tried setting `setHasStableIds(true)` in the adapter and overriding `getItemId()` to return unique IDs for each item, but it didn't resolve the scenario. Additionally, I’ve ensured that the image loading is handled asynchronously to avoid any rendering delays. Here's how I'm initializing the `RecyclerView`: ```java RecyclerView recyclerView = findViewById(R.id.recycler_view); GridLayoutManager layoutManager = new GridLayoutManager(this, 2); recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager); recyclerView.setAdapter(myAdapter); ``` This behavior is inconsistent, and I'm not sure if it’s a question with the layout manager, the way items are bound, or how the heights are calculated. Has anyone faced similar issues, or does anyone have suggestions on how to handle dynamic heights in a `RecyclerView` with a `GridLayoutManager`? Any insights would be greatly appreciated!