I am a UX architect working with a team of Android developers that are mostly junior. We are having issues properly setting line height in Android.
We are using the
I always do the things programmatically :
float spc = TypedValue.applyDimension(TypedValue.COMPLEX_UNIT_DIP,6,r.getDisplayMetrics()); textView.setLineSpacing(spc, 1.5f);
Also, read the material design guideline about typography. This is really helpful for achiving the best look.