Using layout_gravity=“bottom” to place at bottom of LinearLayout

Question

I would like to place a layout on the bottom of a LinearLayout, but I can\'t seem to get it to work. I know that I can use RelativeLayout to do this, but I should be able to

Answer 1

It could be that, as per https://stackoverflow.com/a/13366783/513038, you need to set the parent LinearLayout to have android:baselineAligned="false". Worked in my case.