Simple way to do dynamic but square layout

I'm using a GridView to display a bunch of views which are essentially LinearLayouts. I want the LinearLayouts to all be square, but I also want them to be dynamically sized--that is, there are two columns and I want the LinearLayouts to stretch depending on the size of the screen but remain square. Is there a way to do this through the xml layout or do I have to set the heights and widths programmatically?

A neat solution for square GridView items is to extend RelativeLayout or LinearLayout and override onMeasure like so:

@Override
public void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
    super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, widthMeasureSpec);
}

With the new ConstraintLayout introduced in Android Studio 2.3, it is now quite easy to build responsive layouts.

In a parent ConstraintLayout, to make any of its children view/layout dynamically square, add this attribute

app:layout_constraintDimensionRatio="w,1:1"

w is to specify width-wise constraints and 1:1 ratio ensures square layout.

I've done this way:

@Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec) {
    int widthMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(widthMeasureSpec);
    int widthSize = MeasureSpec.getSize(widthMeasureSpec);
    int heightMode = MeasureSpec.getMode(heightMeasureSpec);
    int heightSize = MeasureSpec.getSize(heightMeasureSpec);

    int size;
    if(widthMode == MeasureSpec.EXACTLY && widthSize > 0){
        size = widthSize;
    }
    else if(heightMode == MeasureSpec.EXACTLY && heightSize > 0){
        size = heightSize;
    }
    else{
        size = widthSize < heightSize ? widthSize : heightSize;
    }

    int finalMeasureSpec = MeasureSpec.makeMeasureSpec(size, MeasureSpec.EXACTLY);
    super.onMeasure(finalMeasureSpec, finalMeasureSpec);
}

With this implementation, your layout will be square, assuming the lower size between width and height. And it can even be set with dynamic values, like using weight inside a LinearLayout.