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Fixing Music, Movies, and Sports Pages in an Android App (With Screenshot Proof)

During Android app development, it is common to encounter issues where some pages do not display correctly. In a client entertainment app (company name omitted for confidentiality), the Music, Movies, and Sports pages were showing blank or unreadable content due to layout and activity configuration problems. This post explains how the issue was fixed and verified.

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Problem Description

• Music, Movies, and Sports pages displayed blank screens.
• UI content was not visible or readable.
• Activities were not properly linked to their layout files.

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Solution Approach

To fix the problem, separate XML layout files were created and correctly linked to their respective activities.

1. Music Layout (activity_music.xml)

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:padding="16dp">

    <TextView
        android:text="Music"
        android:textSize="24sp"
        android:textStyle="bold"
        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

    <TextView
        android:text="• Top Afrobeats this week\n• Trending global hits\n• New artist spotlight\n• Viral TikTok songs"
        android:textSize="16sp"
        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
</LinearLayout>

2. Linking Layout in MusicActivity.kt

package com.dalogos.entertainment

import android.os.Bundle
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity

class MusicActivity : AppCompatActivity() {
    override fun onCreate(savedInstanceState: Bundle?) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState)
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_music)
    }
}

The same approach was applied to the Movies and Sports activities.

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Screenshot Proof

Figure 1: Sports Page Working Correctly

Figure 2: Movies Page Working Correctly

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Result

• Music page displays correctly.
• Movies page displays correctly.
• Sports page displays correctly.
• UI content is now readable and stable.

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Conclusion

This fix demonstrates the importance of properly linking XML layouts with Android activities. By creating dedicated layout files and correctly binding them in Kotlin, UI issues can be resolved efficiently.

If you encounter similar issues in your Android project, always verify your XML layouts and activity configuration.