Android setX() and setY() behaving weird

Question

I am trying to dynamically create and then move an image in an Android activity. However, the setX() and setY() methods seem to not work correctly. It correctly sets the pos

Answer 1

Run into the same issue. View.setLeft(int)/View.setTop(int) worked for me.

Note that since the original post of this answer things changed and on the more recent android versions it may produce unexpected results while it did the trick for me on older versions. So if you are targeting older devices (android 3.0 and below) this may help but for a more generic solution please consider other answers here as well.