RecyclerView and java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Inconsistency detected. Invalid view holder adapter positionViewHolder in Samsung devices

I have a recycler view that works perfectly on all devices except Samsung. On Samsung, I'm get

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Inconsistency detected. Invalid view holder adapter positionViewHolder

when I'm going back to the fragment with the recycler view from another activity.

Adapter code:

public class FeedRecyclerAdapter extends RecyclerView.Adapter<FeedRecyclerAdapter.MovieViewHolder> {
    public static final String getUserPhoto = APIConstants.BASE_URL + APIConstants.PICTURE_PATH_SMALL;
    Movie[] mMovies = null;
    Context mContext = null;
    Activity mActivity = null;
    LinearLayoutManager mManager = null;
    private Bus uiBus = null;
    int mCountOfLikes = 0;

    //Constructor
    public FeedRecyclerAdapter(Movie[] movies, Context context, Activity activity,
                               LinearLayoutManager manager) {
        mContext = context;
        mActivity = activity;
        mMovies = movies;
        mManager = manager;
        uiBus = BusProvider.getUIBusInstance();
    }

    public void setMoviesAndNotify(Movie[] movies, boolean movieIgnored) {
        mMovies = movies;
        int firstItem = mManager.findFirstVisibleItemPosition();
        View firstItemView = mManager.findViewByPosition(firstItem);
        int topOffset = firstItemView.getTop();
        notifyDataSetChanged();
        if(movieIgnored) {
            mManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(firstItem - 1, topOffset);
        } else {
            mManager.scrollToPositionWithOffset(firstItem, topOffset);
        }
    }

    // Create new views (called by layout manager)
    @Override
    public MovieViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {
        View view = LayoutInflater.from(parent.getContext())
                .inflate(R.layout.feed_one_recommended_movie_layout, parent, false);

        return new MovieViewHolder(view);
    }

    // Replaced contend of each view (called by layout manager)
    @Override
    public void onBindViewHolder(MovieViewHolder holder, int position) {
        setLikes(holder, position);
        setAddToCollection(holder, position);
        setTitle(holder, position);
        setIgnoreMovieInfo(holder, position);
        setMovieInfo(holder, position);
        setPosterAndTrailer(holder, position);
        setDescription(holder, position);
        setTags(holder, position);
    }

    // returns item count (called by layout manager)
    @Override
    public int getItemCount() {
        return mMovies != null ? mMovies.length : 0;
    }

    private void setLikes(final MovieViewHolder holder, final int position) {
        List<Reason> likes = new ArrayList<>();
        for(Reason reason : mMovies[position].reasons) {
            if(reason.title.equals("Liked this movie")) {
                likes.add(reason);
            }
        }
        mCountOfLikes = likes.size();
        holder.likeButton.setText(mContext.getString(R.string.like)
            + Html.fromHtml(getCountOfLikesString(mCountOfLikes)));
        final MovieRepo repo = MovieRepo.getInstance();
        final int pos = position;
        final MovieViewHolder viewHolder = holder;
        holder.likeButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                if(mMovies[pos].isLiked) {
                    repo.unlikeMovie(AuthStore.getInstance()
                        .getAuthToken(), mMovies[pos].id, new Callback<Movie>() {
                        @Override
                        public void success(Movie movie, Response response) {
                            Drawable img = mContext.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_like);
                            viewHolder.likeButton
                                .setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(img, null, null, null);
                            if (--mCountOfLikes <= 0) {
                                viewHolder.likeButton.setText(mContext.getString(R.string.like));
                            } else {
                                viewHolder.likeButton
                                    .setText(Html.fromHtml(mContext.getString(R.string.like)
                                        + getCountOfLikesString(mCountOfLikes)));
                            }
                            mMovies[pos].isLiked = false;
                        }

                        @Override
                        public void failure(RetrofitError error) {
                            Toast.makeText(mContext.getApplicationContext(),
                                mContext.getString(R.string.cannot_like), Toast.LENGTH_LONG)
                                .show();
                        }
                    });
                } else {
                    repo.likeMovie(AuthStore.getInstance()
                        .getAuthToken(), mMovies[pos].id, new Callback<Movie>() {
                        @Override
                        public void success(Movie movie, Response response) {
                            Drawable img = mContext.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.ic_liked_green);
                            viewHolder.likeButton
                                .setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(img, null, null, null);
                            viewHolder.likeButton
                                .setText(Html.fromHtml(mContext.getString(R.string.like)
                                    + getCountOfLikesString(++mCountOfLikes)));
                            mMovies[pos].isLiked = true;
                            setComments(holder, position);
                        }

                        @Override
                        public void failure(RetrofitError error) {
                            Toast.makeText(mContext,
                                mContext.getString(R.string.cannot_like), Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        });
    }

    private void setComments(final MovieViewHolder holder, final int position) {
        holder.likeAndSaveButtonLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        holder.commentsLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
        holder.sendCommentButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                if (holder.commentsInputEdit.getText().length() > 0) {
                    CommentRepo repo = CommentRepo.getInstance();
                  repo.sendUserComment(AuthStore.getInstance().getAuthToken(), mMovies[position].id,
                        holder.commentsInputEdit.getText().toString(), new Callback<Void>() {
                            @Override
                            public void success(Void aVoid, Response response) {
                                Toast.makeText(mContext, mContext.getString(R.string.thanks_for_your_comment),
                                    Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                                hideCommentsLayout(holder);
                            }

                            @Override
                            public void failure(RetrofitError error) {
                                Toast.makeText(mContext, mContext.getString(R.string.cannot_add_comment),
                                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            }
                        });
                } else {
                    hideCommentsLayout(holder);
                }
            }
        });
    }

    private void hideCommentsLayout(MovieViewHolder holder) {
        holder.commentsLayout.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        holder.likeAndSaveButtonLayout.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
    }

    private void setAddToCollection(final MovieViewHolder holder, int position) {
        final int pos = position;
        if(mMovies[position].isInWatchlist) {
            holder.saveButton
              .setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(R.drawable.ic_check_green, 0, 0, 0);
        }
        final CollectionRepo repo = CollectionRepo.getInstance();
        holder.saveButton.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                if(!mMovies[pos].isInWatchlist) {
                   repo.addMovieToCollection(AuthStore.getInstance().getAuthToken(), 0, mMovies[pos].id, new Callback<MovieCollection[]>() {
                            @Override
                            public void success(MovieCollection[] movieCollections, Response response) {
                                holder.saveButton
                                    .setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(R.drawable.ic_check_green, 0, 0, 0);

                                mMovies[pos].isInWatchlist = true;
                            }

                            @Override
                            public void failure(RetrofitError error) {
                                Toast.makeText(mContext, mContext.getString(R.string.movie_not_added_to_collection),
                                    Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                            }
                        });
                } else {
                 repo.removeMovieFromCollection(AuthStore.getInstance().getAuthToken(), 0,
                        mMovies[pos].id, new Callback<MovieCollection[]>() {
                        @Override
                        public void success(MovieCollection[] movieCollections, Response response) {
                            holder.saveButton
                                .setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(R.drawable.ic_plus, 0, 0, 0);

                            mMovies[pos].isInWatchlist = false;
                        }

                        @Override
                        public void failure(RetrofitError error) {
                            Toast.makeText(mContext,
                                mContext.getString(R.string.cannot_delete_movie_from_watchlist),
                                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        }
                    });
                }
            }
        });
    }

    private String getCountOfLikesString(int countOfLikes) {
        String countOfLikesStr;
        if(countOfLikes == 0) {
            countOfLikesStr = "";
        } else if(countOfLikes > 999) {
            countOfLikesStr = " " + (countOfLikes/1000) + "K";
        } else if (countOfLikes > 999999){
            countOfLikesStr = " " + (countOfLikes/1000000) + "M";
        } else {
            countOfLikesStr = " " + String.valueOf(countOfLikes);
        }
        return "<small>" + countOfLikesStr + "</small>";
    }

    private void setTitle(MovieViewHolder holder, final int position) {
        holder.movieTitleTextView.setText(mMovies[position].title);
        holder.movieTitleTextView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                MovieDetailActivity.openView(mContext, mMovies[position].id, true, false);
            }
        });
    }

    private void setIgnoreMovieInfo(MovieViewHolder holder, final int position) {
        holder.ignoreMovie.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                MovieRepo repo = MovieRepo.getInstance();
                repo.hideMovie(AuthStore.getInstance().getAuthToken(), mMovies[position].id,
                    new Callback<Void>() {
                        @Override
                        public void success(Void aVoid, Response response) {
                            Movie[] newMovies = new Movie[mMovies.length - 1];
                            for (int i = 0, j = 0; j < mMovies.length; i++, j++) {
                                if (i != position) {
                                    newMovies[i] = mMovies[j];
                                } else {
                                    if (++j < mMovies.length) {
                                        newMovies[i] = mMovies[j];
                                    }
                                }
                            }
                            uiBus.post(new MoviesChangedEvent(newMovies));
                            setMoviesAndNotify(newMovies, true);
                            Toast.makeText(mContext, mContext.getString(R.string.movie_ignored),
                                Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
                        }

                        @Override
                        public void failure(RetrofitError error) {
                            Toast.makeText(mContext, mContext.getString(R.string.movie_ignored_failed),
                                Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
                        }
                    });
            }
        });
    }

    private void setMovieInfo(MovieViewHolder holder, int position) {
        String imdp = "IMDB: ";
        String sources = "", date;
        if(mMovies[position].showtimes != null && mMovies[position].showtimes.length > 0) {
            int countOfSources = mMovies[position].showtimes.length;
            for(int i = 0; i < countOfSources; i++) {
                sources += mMovies[position].showtimes[i].name + ", ";
            }
            sources = sources.trim();
            if(sources.charAt(sources.length() - 1) == ',') {
                if(sources.length() > 1) {
                    sources = sources.substring(0, sources.length() - 2);
                } else {
                    sources = "";
                }
            }
        } else {
            sources = "";
        }
        imdp += mMovies[position].imdbRating + " | ";
        if(sources.isEmpty()) {
            date = mMovies[position].releaseYear;
        } else {
            date = mMovies[position].releaseYear + " | ";
        }

        holder.movieInfoTextView.setText(imdp + date + sources);
    }

    private void setPosterAndTrailer(final MovieViewHolder holder, final int position) {
        if (mMovies[position] != null && mMovies[position].posterPath != null
            && !mMovies[position].posterPath.isEmpty()) {
            Picasso.with(mContext)
                .load(mMovies[position].posterPath)
             .error(mContext.getResources().getDrawable(R.drawable.noposter))
                .into(holder.posterImageView);
        } else {
            holder.posterImageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.noposter);
        }
        holder.posterImageView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                MovieDetailActivity.openView(mActivity, mMovies[position].id, false, false);
            }
        });
        if(mMovies[position] != null && mMovies[position].trailerLink  != null
            && !mMovies[position].trailerLink.isEmpty()) {
            holder.playTrailer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
            holder.playTrailer.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
                @Override
                public void onClick(View v) {
                    MovieDetailActivity.openView(mActivity, mMovies[position].id, false, true);
                }
            });
        }
    }

    private void setDescription(MovieViewHolder holder, int position) {
        String text = mMovies[position].overview;
        if(text == null || text.isEmpty()) {
       holder.descriptionText.setText(mContext.getString(R.string.no_description));
        } else if(text.length() > 200) {
            text = text.substring(0, 196) + "...";
            holder.descriptionText.setText(text);
        } else {
            holder.descriptionText.setText(text);
        }
        final int pos = position;
        holder.descriptionText.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                MovieDetailActivity.openView(mActivity, mMovies[pos].id, false, false);
            }
        });
    }

    private void setTags(MovieViewHolder holder, int position) {
        List<String> tags = Arrays.asList(mMovies[position].tags);
        if(tags.size() > 0) {
            CastAndTagsFeedAdapter adapter = new CastAndTagsFeedAdapter(tags,
                mContext, ((FragmentActivity) mActivity).getSupportFragmentManager());
            holder.tags.setItemMargin(10);
            holder.tags.setAdapter(adapter);
        } else {
            holder.tags.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        }
    }

    // class view holder that provide us a link for each element of list
    public static class MovieViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder {
        TextView movieTitleTextView, movieInfoTextView, descriptionText, reasonsCountText;
        TextView reasonText1, reasonAuthor1, reasonText2, reasonAuthor2;
        EditText commentsInputEdit;
        Button likeButton, saveButton, playTrailer, sendCommentButton;
        ImageButton ignoreMovie;
        ImageView posterImageView, userPicture1, userPicture2;
        TwoWayView tags;
        RelativeLayout mainReasonsLayout, firstReasonLayout, secondReasonLayout, reasonsListLayout;
        RelativeLayout commentsLayout;
        LinearLayout likeAndSaveButtonLayout;
        ProgressBar progressBar;

        public MovieViewHolder(View view) {
            super(view);
            movieTitleTextView = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.movie_title_text);
            movieInfoTextView = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.movie_info_text);
            descriptionText = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.text_description);
            reasonsCountText = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.reason_count);
            reasonText1 = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.reason_text_1);
            reasonAuthor1 = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.author_1);
            reasonText2 = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.reason_text_2);
            reasonAuthor2 = (TextView)view.findViewById(R.id.author_2);
            commentsInputEdit = (EditText)view.findViewById(R.id.comment_input);
            likeButton = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.like_button);
            saveButton = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.save_button);
            playTrailer = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.play_trailer_button);
            sendCommentButton = (Button)view.findViewById(R.id.send_button);
            ignoreMovie = (ImageButton)view.findViewById(R.id.ignore_movie_imagebutton);
            posterImageView = (ImageView)view.findViewById(R.id.poster_image);
            userPicture1 = (ImageView)view.findViewById(R.id.user_picture_1);
            userPicture2 = (ImageView)view.findViewById(R.id.user_picture_2);
            tags = (TwoWayView)view.findViewById(R.id.list_view_feed_tags);
            mainReasonsLayout = (RelativeLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.reasons_main_layout);
            firstReasonLayout = (RelativeLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.first_reason);
            secondReasonLayout = (RelativeLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.second_reason);
            reasonsListLayout = (RelativeLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.reasons_list);
            commentsLayout = (RelativeLayout)view.findViewById(R.id.comments_layout);
            likeAndSaveButtonLayout = (LinearLayout)view
                .findViewById(R.id.like_and_save_buttons_layout);
            progressBar = (ProgressBar)view.findViewById(R.id.centered_progress_bar);
        }
    }
}

Exception:

java.lang.IndexOutOfBoundsException: Inconsistency detected. Invalid view holder adapter positionViewHolder{42319ed8 position=1 id=-1, oldPos=0, pLpos:0 scrap tmpDetached no parent}
 at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.validateViewHolderForOffsetPosition(RecyclerView.java:4166)
 at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:4297)
 at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView$Recycler.getViewForPosition(RecyclerView.java:4278)
 at android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager$LayoutState.next(LinearLayoutManager.java:1947)
 at android.support.v7.widget.GridLayoutManager.layoutChunk(GridLayoutManager.java:434)
 at android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager.fill(LinearLayoutManager.java:1322)
 at android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager.onLayoutChildren(LinearLayoutManager.java:556)
 at android.support.v7.widget.GridLayoutManager.onLayoutChildren(GridLayoutManager.java:171)
 at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.dispatchLayout(RecyclerView.java:2627)
 at android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView.onLayout(RecyclerView.java:2971)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.support.v4.widget.SwipeRefreshLayout.onLayout(SwipeRefreshLayout.java:562)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:453)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:388)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onLayout(ViewPager.java:1626)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1677)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1531)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1440)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onLayout(ViewPager.java:1626)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1677)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1531)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1440)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:453)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:388)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1677)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1531)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1440)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:453)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:388)
07-30 12:48:22.688    9590-9590/com.Filmgrail.android.debug W/System.err? at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.setChildFrame(LinearLayout.java:1677)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.layoutVertical(LinearLayout.java:1531)
 at android.widget.LinearLayout.onLayout(LinearLayout.java:1440)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.layoutChildren(FrameLayout.java:453)
 at android.widget.FrameLayout.onLayout(FrameLayout.java:388)
 at android.view.View.layout(View.java:15746)
 at android.view.ViewGroup.layout(ViewGroup.java:4867)
 at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performLayout(ViewRootImpl.java:2356)
 at android.view.ViewRootImpl.performTraversals(ViewRootImpl.java:2069)
 at android.view.ViewRootImpl.doTraversal(ViewRootImpl.java:1254)
 at android.view.ViewRootImpl$TraversalRunnable.run(ViewRootImpl.java:6630)
 at android.view.Choreographer$CallbackRecord.run(Choreographer.java:803)
 at android.view.Choreographer.doCallbacks(Choreographer.java:603)
 at android.view.Choreographer.doFrame(Choreographer.java:573)
 at android.view.Choreographer$FrameDisplayEventReceiver.run(Choreographer.java:789)
 at android.os.Handler.handleCallback(Handler.java:733)
 at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:95)
 at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:136)
 at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5479)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
 at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:515)
 at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:1283)
 at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1099)
 at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)

How can I fix this?

Solution 1:

This problem is caused by RecyclerView Data modified in different thread. The best way is checking all data access. And a workaround is wrapping LinearLayoutManager.

Previous answer

There was actually a bug in RecyclerView and the support 23.1.1 still not fixed.

For a workaround, notice that backtrace stacks, if we can catch this Exception in one of some class it may skip this crash. For me, I create a LinearLayoutManagerWrapper and override the onLayoutChildren:

public class WrapContentLinearLayoutManager extends LinearLayoutManager {
    //... constructor
    @Override
    public void onLayoutChildren(RecyclerView.Recycler recycler, RecyclerView.State state) {
        try {
            super.onLayoutChildren(recycler, state);
        } catch (IndexOutOfBoundsException e) {
            Log.e("TAG", "meet a IOOBE in RecyclerView");
        }
    }
}

Then set it to RecyclerView:

RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView)findViewById(R.id.recycler_view);

recyclerView.setLayoutManager(new WrapContentLinearLayoutManager(activity, LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL, false));

Actually catch this exception, and seems no any side-effect yet.

Also, if you use GridLayoutManager or StaggeredGridLayoutManager you must create a wrapper for it.

Notice: The RecyclerView may be in a wrong internal state.

Solution 2:

This is an example for refreshing data with completely new content. You can easily modify it to fit your needs. I solved this in my case by calling:

notifyItemRangeRemoved(0, previousContentSize);

before:

notifyItemRangeInserted(0, newContentSize);

This is the correct solution and is also mentioned in this post by an AOSP project member.

Solution 3:

I faced this issue once, and I solved this by wrapping the LayoutManager and disabling predictive animations.

Here an example:

public class LinearLayoutManagerWrapper extends LinearLayoutManager {

  public LinearLayoutManagerWrapper(Context context) {
    super(context);
  }

  public LinearLayoutManagerWrapper(Context context, int orientation, boolean reverseLayout) {
    super(context, orientation, reverseLayout);
  }

  public LinearLayoutManagerWrapper(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes) {
    super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
  }

  @Override
  public boolean supportsPredictiveItemAnimations() {
    return false;
  }
}

And set it to RecyclerView:

RecyclerView.LayoutManager mLayoutManager = new LinearLayoutManagerWrapper(context, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL, false);

Solution 4:

New answer: Use DiffUtil for all RecyclerView updates. This will help with both performance and the bug above. See Here

Previous answer: This worked for me. The key is to not use notifyDataSetChanged() and to do the right things in the correct order:

public void setItems(ArrayList<Article> newArticles) {
    //get the current items
    int currentSize = articles.size();
    //remove the current items
    articles.clear();
    //add all the new items
    articles.addAll(newArticles);
    //tell the recycler view that all the old items are gone
    notifyItemRangeRemoved(0, currentSize);
    //tell the recycler view how many new items we added
    notifyItemRangeInserted(0, newArticles.size());
}