Android textview overlay,How to overlay TextView on JavaCameraView in android

You should use ConstraintLayout or RelativeLayout. In those the views can be placed atop each other.

Try this:

xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"

xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

android:layout_width="match_parent"

android:layout_height="match_parent">

android:id="@+id/activity_java_surface_view"

android:layout_width="match_parent"

android:layout_height="match_parent"

app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"

app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"

app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"

app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"/>

android:id="@+id/text_overlay"

android:layout_width="0dp"

android:layout_height="60dp"

android:text="test text"

android:background="#00000000"

app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="@id/activity_java_surface_view"

app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="@id/activity_java_surface_view"

app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="@id/activity_java_surface_view"

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