Enter animation demo: Apply a LayoutAnimation

example.java

int resId = R.anim.layout_animation_fall_down;
LayoutAnimationController animation = AnimationUtils.loadLayoutAnimation(ctx, resId);
recyclerview.setLayoutAnimation(animation);

example.xml

<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"                                        
    android:layoutAnimation="@anim/layout_animation_fall_down"
    />