Linearlayout order is reversed on some devices

Question

I have a `LinearLayout` and on some devices all the views are reversed. The Good Version: ``` [b1] [b2] [b3] ``` On some devices: ``` [b3] [b2] [b1] ``` Why does that happen and how can I fix it?

Accepted Answer

If you're targeting and testing on API level >=17 (i.e. Android 4.2) this might be caused by RTL support, as described here.

If you don't want this, you can either change `android:layoutDirection` for each particular view (and since the default is `inherit`, the root view should suffice) or you can disable it for the whole application by setting `android:supportsRtl="false"` in the AndroidManifest.xml file.

Or, you could also target an API level < 17, since it will then be disabled for compatibility (but this would lock you out of certain APIs).

Linearlayout order is reversed on some devices

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