- What is force RTL layout direction?
- How do I force left to right on android?
- How to set layout direction programmatically in android?
What is force RTL layout direction?
This layout is for the languages which is written from right to left like Arabic languages. On checking this option you will force the layout and check if the text and other views are properly aligned to the language direction.
How do I force left to right on android?
Once your phone tells you you're a developer, hit the back button to go to the main settings. At the bottom, right above About Phone, you'll now see “Developer Options” where it wasn't before. Tap it. Scroll down and tap the box to enable “Force RTL layout direction”.
How to set layout direction programmatically in android?
Just go to Android Studio > Refactor > Add RTL support where possible… I would recommend you checking your app once after applying this change as you might not want all your Layouts/Views to be RTL. If you want to force any layout to LTR then just add android:layoutDirection="ltr" to that view.