(Smooth)ScrollToPosition doesn't work properly with RecyclerView

Question

I\'m using basic RecyclerView with GridLayoutManager. I observed that nor smoothScrollToPosition nor scrollToPosition works properly.

a) when using smoothScrol

Answer 1

How to perform smooth scrolling and save RecyclerView vertical position after device rotating: This is the method that works for my case,

public class MainFragment extends Fragment { //OR activity it's //fragment in my case
    ....
 @Override
    public void onLoadFinished(@NonNull Loader> loader, List objects) { // or other method of your choice, in my case it's a Loader 
    RecyclerView recyclerViewRv = findViewById(........;
         .....
    recyclerViewRv.setAdapter(.....Your adapter);

            recyclerViewRv.addOnScrollListener(new RecyclerView.OnScrollListener() {
                @Override
                public void onScrollStateChanged(@NonNull RecyclerView recyclerView, int newState) {
                    super.onScrollStateChanged(recyclerView, newState);
                }

                @Override
                public void onScrolled(@NonNull RecyclerView recyclerView, int dx, int dy) {
                    super.onScrolled(recyclerView, dx, dy);
                    recyclerScrollY = recyclerViewRv. computeVerticalScrollOffset();
                }
            });

    //Apply smooth vertical scroll
    recyclerViewRv.smoothScrollBy(0,recyclerScrollY);
}
    //Save vertical scroll position before rotating devices
    @Override
        public void onSaveInstanceState(@NonNull Bundle outState) {
            super.onSaveInstanceState(outState);
            outState.putInt("recyclerScrollY",recyclerScrollY);
        }

    //BackUp vertical scroll position after rotating devices 
    @Override
        public void onCreate(@Nullable Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
            if(savedInstanceState != null) {
                recyclerScrollY = savedInstanceState.getInt("recyclerScrollY");
            }
        }
//If you want to perform the same operation for horizontal scrolling just add a variable called recyclerScrollX = recyclerScrollY = recyclerViewRv. computeHorizontalScrollOffset(); then save in bundle