This combination hides Hint Text. remove either line marked THIS to cure.
B4X:
Sub Globals
Dim eName As EditText
End Sub
Sub Activity_Create(FirstTime As Boolean)
eName.initialize("")
Activity.AddView(eName,100,100,125,42)
eName.InputType=eName.INPUT_TYPE_NONE 'THIS or
eName.Hint="Enter Name"
eName.Gravity=Gravity.CENTER 'THIS
End Sub
From Googling "edittext hint gravity center problem" it seems this is a known EditText problem that has been around for a couple of years without being fixed.