Android recyclerview v.23.2.0 & design library v.23.2.0 are broken

Question

After update to v23.2.0 recyclerview items have strange behavior: very big with empty space. After update to design library 23.2.0 menu overflow icon became black (app has dark

Answer 1

The reason you are getting large open spaces is because of match_parent. It wasn't working correctly before, but now with the new release it is working differently. You just need to update to wrap_content instead of match_parent as that causes the layout to match the parent giving you the large spaces.

The RecyclerView widget provides an advanced and flexible base for creating lists and grids as well as supporting animations. This release brings an exciting new feature to the LayoutManager API: auto-measurement! This allows a RecyclerView to size itself based on the size of its contents. This means that previously unavailable scenarios, such as using WRAP_CONTENT for a dimension of the RecyclerView, are now possible. You’ll find all built in LayoutManagers now support auto-measurement.

http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2016/02/android-support-library-232.html