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relative layout gravity center not aligning correctly

I'm trying to center the chilldren of my relative layout in the center of my screen but it's acting like it's aligned to the top of the parent and I can't figure out why.
my .XML:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:background="#f70909">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/dice"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:id="#+id/textMessage"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView2" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/textMessage" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_below="#+id/editUserSplash" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/editPasswordSplash" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/prgSplash"
style="#android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.ProgressBar.Large"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:indeterminate="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/btnSplash" />
</RelativeLayout>
I've tried making the parent a relativelayout without success and it won't align to the bottom either. Initially I thought the layout wasn't filling the whole screen but since its height and width are match_parent I don't think that's the problem. in android studio it is displaying correctly though so I must be missing something small.
I also tried using the gravity and layoutgravity parameters and a combination of the two but without success
Edit: I need the views to stay in the same formation relative to each other but centered in the screen vertically.
Edit 2:I set the background of the RelativeLayout to red and got this: So the relativelayout isn't filling my screen.
Edit 3:
Edit 4:

try this:
<?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"
android:background="#f70909">
<RelativeLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/dice"/>
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:id="#+id/textMessage"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/imageView2" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/textMessage" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_below="#+id/editUserSplash" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/editPasswordSplash" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/prgSplash"
style="#android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.ProgressBar.Large"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:indeterminate="true"
android:layout_below="#+id/btnSplash" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

Try something like this.
<?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">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/imageView2"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"/>
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center"
android:gravity="center"
android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:id="#+id/textMessage" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:gravity="center" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:gravity="center" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash" />
<ProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/prgSplash"
style="#android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.ProgressBar.Large"
android:indeterminate="true" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>
UPDATE:
If setting the xml in an AlertDialog, it's possible that there is a space allotted at the bottom. I google and found this alert_dialog.xml for reference. It seems that there is a buttonPanel at the bottom with a minimum height of 54dip.
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/buttonPanel"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="54dip"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
style="?android:attr/buttonBarStyle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:paddingTop="4dip"
android:paddingStart="2dip"
android:paddingEnd="2dip"
android:measureWithLargestChild="true">
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/leftSpacer"
android:layout_weight="0.25"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:visibility="gone" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_gravity="start"
android:layout_weight="1"
style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
android:maxLines="2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal"
android:layout_weight="1"
style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
android:maxLines="2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_gravity="end"
android:layout_weight="1"
style="?android:attr/buttonBarButtonStyle"
android:maxLines="2"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<LinearLayout android:id="#+id/rightSpacer"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_weight="0.25"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:visibility="gone" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

I think this may help you
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:gravity="center">
<RelativeLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:textStyle="bold"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"
android:id="#+id/textMessage"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
<EditText
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:hint="Username"
android:layout_below="#+id/textMessage"
android:gravity="center" />
<EditText
android:layout_margin="10dp"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:id="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:hint="Password"
android:layout_below="#+id/editUserSplash"
android:gravity="center" />
<Button
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Login"
android:id="#+id/btnSplash"
android:layout_below="#+id/editPasswordSplash"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />
</RelativeLayout>

Thanks to ank I was able to figure out that the reason why the RelativeLayout didn't fill my screen is that I used it in an alertDialog. So RelativeLayouts parent isn't the screen but the alertDialog. Since an alertDialog wraps its content it doesn't fill the entire screen.

center align imageview with above textview

I want to center align my imageview with the above textview here's an image of what I'm getting.
I need something like this in a relative layout
<TextView
android:id="#+id/strength"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/hero_class"
android:textColor="#0095FF"
android:text="Strength"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/agility"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/hero_class"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="Agility"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textColor="#0095FF" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/intl"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignBaseline="#+id/agility"
android:layout_alignBottom="#+id/agility"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:text="Intelligence"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium"
android:textColor="#0095FF" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_int"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/img_str"
android:src="#drawable/intelligence" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_agi"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/img_int"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:src="#drawable/agility" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_str"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/strength"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:src="#drawable/strength" />
This is what i have done but the problem is that i can have the middle imageview centered align but the left and right one are with align to the most right and most left not in the center of above textview

In layout.xml you can use this for each Text+Image:
<TextView ...
android:text="The Text"
android:drawableBottom="#drawable/icon1" />
You could repeat it into an LinearLayout with the horizontal orientation

You can make three Relative Views each containing a Textview and Imageview posited one below the other with the ImageView in the cater of the parent Relative View.
Finally put these three within an outer Relative View to position them as you like.

Try to create three linear layouts with orietation vertical,
Each linear layout will contain textview and imageview with gravity center

You can use LinearLayout as parent Layout having android:orientation="horizontal".
and then use three LinearLayout each contains TextView and ImageView having android:orientation="vertical".
See below code-
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/strength"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#+id/hero_class"
android:textColor="#0095FF"
android:text="Strength"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img_agi"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignTop="#+id/img_int"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:src="#drawable/agility" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
TextView ImageView
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
TextView ImageView
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

Hope this helps:
<?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"
android:background="#android:color/black" >
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/reltive1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="TEXT VIEW"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img1"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_below="#id/text1"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/reltive1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="TEXT VIEW"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img2"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_below="#id/text2"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/reltive1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
android:text="TEXT VIEW"
android:textColor="#android:color/white"
android:textSize="20sp"
android:textStyle="bold" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/img3"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="80dp"
android:layout_below="#id/text3"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:background="#android:color/white" />
</RelativeLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

This is what you want...
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="TextView" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/textView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/linear2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgView1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgView2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgView3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>

Check if your ImageView is centered on your layout with this attribute:
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
For your TextView, it needs a reference to be aligned above it and also be centered.
So you need this:
android:layout_alignParentEnd="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_alignParentRight="#+id/imageView"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
android:gravity="center"
Create GridView adapter and your done.

How to center two views within a relative layout?

The task is simple: there are two buttons and a TextView above them. All the widgets shoud be centered within the relative layout. The only one idea I have is create the third widget View and use it as a center axis for the buttons. Any ideas? A redundant layout isn't a good solution.
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_progress"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:text="#string/app_name" />
<View
android:id="#+id/view_axis"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:layout_below="#id/tv_progress"
android:layout_centerInParent="true" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_start"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/tv_progress"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/view_axis"
android:text="#string/start" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_stop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/tv_progress"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/view_axis"
android:text="#string/stop" />
</RelativeLayout>

If I understand what you want correctly, you can put the Buttons in a LinearLayout and center that
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_progress"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:text="#string/app_name" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:layout_below="#id/tv_progress">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_start"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/start" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_stop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/stop" />
</LinearLayout>
I'm not sure if that's what you meant by a "redundant layout" but doing this is fine if it gives you what you want.

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<Spinner
android:id="#+id/sp_rooms"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#id/space"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Space
android:id="#+id/space"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/btn_registration"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_toRightOf="#id/space"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</RelativeLayout>

This will vertically and horizontally center the whole block consisting of the textview + buttons
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_centerInParent="true">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tv_progress"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/app_name" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_start"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/start" />
<Button
android:id="#+id/button_stop"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/stop" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

android LinearLayout - ImageView gets pushed off the screen

I use the layout posted below to show messages by inflating that layout as a row into a ListView. The problem is that it works fine with a single-line message but when there are 2 lines or more the ImageView indicating the message state gets pushed off the screen, can't get the reason. Any ideas? Layout code and screenshot below.
That is the inflated layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/RelativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:padding="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvTimestamp"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:text="TextView"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:textSize="8sp" />
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/rl_message_holder"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
android:layout_marginLeft="5dp"
android:layout_marginRight="5dp"
android:layout_toRightOf="#+id/tvTimestamp"
android:background="#drawable/outgoing_bg"
android:orientation="horizontal" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvMessageOutgoing"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="4dp"
android:text="Medium Text"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgMessageState"
android:layout_width="20dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>
</RelativeLayout>

change you linear layout width fill_parent
and add android:layout_weight="1" in textview

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/RelativeLayout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:padding="5dp" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvTimestamp"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="20"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:text="10:20pm"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceSmall"
android:textSize="8sp" />
<RelativeLayout
android:id="#+id/rl_message_holder"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="80" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvMessageOutgoing"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imgMessageState"
android:padding="4dp"
android:singleLine="false"
android:text="android developer tutorial in the world"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgMessageState"
android:layout_width="20dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:contentDescription="#string/app_name"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</RelativeLayout>
</LinearLayout>

This worked for me
<TextView
android:id="#+id/tvMessageOutgoing"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:padding="4dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:text="Medium Tesssssssssssssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeessssxt"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceMedium" />
It gives the textview the remaining space.

Try like this
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="0.6"
>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/imgMessageState"
android:layout_width="20dp"
android:layout_height="20dp"
android:layout_gravity="bottom"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>
Define your image view layout inside of Linear Layout

You can use
android:drawableRight="#drawable/ic_launcher"

LinearLayout: TextViews at left, big ImageView at right

i'm working on a LinearLayout but unfortunately it's not working as it should.
The goal is to have a LinearLayout with two TextViews (one placed below the other) on the left side, and an ImageView on the right side.
The ImageView should be as big as possible, the TextViews should take the remaining space.
At the moment my layout XML is like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout_linearlayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_margin="1dp"
android:background="#drawable/background" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layout1label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="1234"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layout2label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="1234_label2"
android:textSize="14dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/layout_image"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
The part that isn't working: If the text in the TextViews is "too long", the ImageView gets shrinked. I want it exactly the other way round.
Any solutions?

It would be more efficient to use RelativeLayout instead of LinearLayout. Then you can place your views without having to nest layouts:
<?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" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/image"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/subtitle"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/image"
android:layout_below="#+id/title"
/>
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/image"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
By arranging the TextViews to be relative to the ImageView instead of the other way around, the ImageView takes priority for the space, and the text works with the remainder.

this might be help to you
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout_linearlayout"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_margin="1dp"
android:background="#drawable/background" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layout1label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="1234"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layout2label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="1234_labj hairu iue rel2"
android:textSize="14dp" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/layout_image"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:layout_margin="2dp"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/ic_launcher" />
</LinearLayout>
</LinearLayout>

A little modification to Kirans Code..worked for me
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="2dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/layout1label"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
android:singleLine="true"
android:text="Name: BalaVishnu"
android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
</LinearLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1" >
<ImageView
android:id="#+id/layout_image"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"
android:adjustViewBounds="true"
android:src="#drawable/edit_icon" />
</LinearLayout>