Android background Image to fill screen

Question

How do I get my relative layout to display my image view like this:

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Answer 1

Set scalexy = true in ImageView

Answer 2

Set the ImageView layout parameters to match_parent and set scale type to an appropriate scale type which fulfills your needs:

<ImageView
    android:id="@+id/imageView1"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
    android:scaleType="centerCrop"
    android:layout_alignParentTop="true" android:src="@drawable/background_race_light"/>

Answer 3

Add a scale type to your imageview. There are several types. The one you need is

android:scaleType="center"

This page will help explain all the different types.