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TextInputLayout label overlapping AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView input

I'm having an issue where my TextInputLayout label is being overlapped by the input within an AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView. My apologies if this has been answered before. Here is my code snippet:
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/commission_form_category_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView
android:id="#+id/commission_form_category_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/commission_form_category_label_text"
android:paddingHorizontal="16dp"
android:paddingVertical="16dp"
android:text="Hello"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textSize="16sp" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
Here is what it looks like:
overlapping text

Change androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView to com.google.android.material.textfield.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView and add style to TextInputLayout
here is how it looks
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/commission_form_category_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox.ExposedDropdownMenu"
android:hint="Hint"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.MaterialAutoCompleteTextView
android:id="#+id/commission_form_category_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textSize="16sp" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

Try this-
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="Example">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.AutoCompleteTextView.FilledBox"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Hello" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

Instead of paddingVertical and paddingHorizontal you can specify padding via
paddingTop
paddingStart
paddingEnd
paddingBottom
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/commission_form_category_container"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatAutoCompleteTextView
android:id="#+id/commission_form_category_input"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/commission_form_category_label_text"
android:paddingTop="24dp"
android:paddingBottom="8dp"
android:paddingStart="16dp"
android:paddingEnd="16dp"
android:text="Hello"
android:singleLine="true"
android:textSize="16sp" /></com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

Set hint on top of TextInputEditText in TextInputLayout

How to set hint of TextInputEditText on top of view.
I have the following edit text that user will type description of the product, but hint is on center of view.
Here is the XML code.
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/interestDescriptionView"
style="#style/TextInputLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:maxLines="5"
app:layout_constraintBottom_toTopOf="#+id/tagsView"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/titleView"
app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/interestDescriptionEditTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:textAlignment="viewStart"
android:hint="Descrição *"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="start|top"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
android:importantForAutofill="no" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

You can set android:minLines to 2 or greater .. this will make it work
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/interestDescriptionView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:hint="Descrição *"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#+id/textview"
app:layout_constraintVertical_chainStyle="packed">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/interestDescriptionEditTextView"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="200dp"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="top"
android:imeOptions="actionDone"
android:importantForAutofill="no"
android:inputType="textMultiLine|textCapSentences"
android:maxLines="5"
android:minLines="2"
android:textAlignment="viewStart" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
Also you can check other workarounds from here

TextInputEditText hint is covered by box outline

I'm using TextInputEditTexts as text entry, and when I select them, the hint moves up as it should, but is covered by the outline of the box. Does anyone know why that would be happening?
Photo:
Code:
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/title_layout"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColorHint="#color/grey"
android:theme="#style/OutlinedEditText"
app:boxStrokeColor="#color/blue"
app:hintTextColor="#color/blue"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/cover_art">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:hint="#string/title"
android:inputType="textCapWords" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

Remove in the TextInputEditText
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
In this way you are adding a margin between the main container (TextInputLayout) and the EditText
Use:
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/title_layout"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:hint="...."
...
>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:inputType="textCapWords" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

You are placing android:hint="#string/title" attribute in com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText.
The android:hint="#string/title" should be placed in com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/title_layout"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColorHint="#color/grey"
android:theme="#style/OutlinedEditText"
app:boxStrokeColor="#color/blue"
app:hintTextColor="#color/blue"
android:hint="#string/title"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/cover_art">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_marginStart="24dp"
android:layout_marginEnd="24dp"
android:inputType="textCapWords" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>

TextInputLayout is overwriting TextInputEditText

This is the xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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">
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/spinnerFreq"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/textInputLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/start_freq_text"
android:textColorHint="#android:color/black">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/editTextStartFreq"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/start_freq_edit_text"
android:textColor="#android:color/black" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/textInputLayout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/end_freq_text"
android:textColorHint="#android:color/black">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/editTextEndFreq"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/end_freq_edit_text"
android:textColor="#android:color/black" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/textInputLayout3"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/length_seconds_text"
android:textColorHint="#android:color/black">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/editTextLength"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/length_seconds_edit_text"
android:textColor="#android:color/black" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/textInputLayout4"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/min_freq_text"
android:textColorHint="#android:color/black">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/editTextMinFreq"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/min_freq_edit_text"
android:textColor="#android:color/black" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/textInputLayout5"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/max_freq_text"
android:textColorHint="#android:color/black">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/editTextMaxFreq"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="#string/max_freq_edit_text"
android:textColor="#android:color/black" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
</LinearLayout>
I tried using a ConstraintLayout before the LinearLayout and the top TextInputLayout was rendered correctly. The ones below it are exactly the same, so I am not sure why they aren't working.
It's an issue with the TextInputLayout hint not moving up until the TextInputLayout gets tapped. Is there a way to get it to stay up top?
Is there a attribute I need to set or a certain way I need to lay them out? The documentation on the Material io page doesn't have a layout example on the text field page. https://material.io/develop/android/components/text-fields

Remove the hint from TextInputEditText and use the app:placeholderText in the TextInputLayout:
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:hint="Label"
app:placeholderText="Placeholder Text"
Note: it requires at least the version 1.2.0-alpha03.

RTL android:hint in TextInputLayout

I have this XML layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
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:layoutDirection="locale"
android:textDirection="rtl"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".app.storey.view.StoreyInsertFragment">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="somthing"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
app:layout_constraintHorizontal_bias="0.0"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
</androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout>
I want hint text show on right side but after use layoutDirection,textAlignment still show on left, how can I do this?
I see this link but not solve my problem.

Use android:textAlignment="viewStart" for TextInputEditText field.

<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/text_input_user_name"
style="#style/LoginInputLayout"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_marginStart="#dimen/margin_editText_end_start"
android:layout_marginTop="#dimen/margin_end_edit_text"
android:layout_marginEnd="#dimen/margin_editText_end_start"
android:layout_marginBottom="#dimen/margin_end_edit_text"
app:hintAnimationEnabled="true"
app:hintEnabled="true"
>
<androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatEditText
android:id="#+id/edt_user_name"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center|start"
android:gravity="center|start"
android:textAlignment="center"
android:hint="#string/user_name"
android:inputType="textMultiLine"
android:maxLength="8"
android:padding="20dp"
android:textColor="#color/ches_white"
android:textColorHint="#color/ches_white"
android:textSize="#dimen/text_size_login"/>

<android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/til_name"
style="#style/TextInputLabel2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="#dimen/dimen_20dp"
android:textColorHint="#color/gray_10"
app:hintEnabled="true"
app:hintTextAppearance="#style/CustomTextAppearance2">
<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText
android:id="#+id/et_name"
style="#style/EditTextStyleWrap"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:backgroundTint="#color/hint_line"
android:digits="#string/accepted_type"
android:gravity="end"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:letterSpacing="0.06"
android:maxLength="50"
android:nextFocusLeft="#+id/et_name"
android:nextFocusUp="#id/et_name"
android:textScaleX="1"
android:hint="name"
android:imeOptions="actionNext"
app:et_font="#{#string/font_sans_regular}"
tools:targetApi="lollipop" />
</android.support.design.widget.TextInputLayout>

If you are using api > 17 then try setting below properties to your EditText
android:textDirection="anyRtl"
android:layoutDirection="rtl"
Also, You need to set hint to your EditText and not your TextInputLayout and set gravity to right as mentioned in other answers.