Simple Chat Layout Template

build.gradle

implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.0.0'

chat.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout 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="wrap_content">

    <!-- 
        // Add this property to set alignment
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true" 
    -->
    <com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:cardElevation="0dp"
        app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/black"
        app:cardCornerRadius="10dp"
        app:contentPadding="10dp">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Hi man what's up?"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>

    </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

</RelativeLayout>

chat_bordered.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout 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="wrap_content">

    <!-- 
        // Add this property to set alignment
        android:layout_alignParentRight="true" 
    -->
    <com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:cardElevation="0dp"
        app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/black"
        app:cardCornerRadius="10dp"
        app:contentPadding="10dp"
        app:strokeColor="@android:color/darker_gray"
        app:strokeWidth="1dp">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Hi man what's up?"
            android:textColor="@android:color/white"/>

    </com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

</RelativeLayout>