Try to use scroll to the top the item

[wuhao-ouyang]

recyclerView .scrollToPosition(int) behaves differently while scrolling up/down
When scrolling up, the labeled item is at top among visible items, but when scrolling down, the item appears at bottom among visible items.

[micHar]

This is actually the intended behavior. If I remember correctly this is how it works in Google apps so I wanted to make it consistent.

[wuhao-ouyang]

Thanks for your reply!
I tried on my Nexus 5x launcher, settings->apps and Contacts. All seem to place selected item at top of screen.
Or probably adding a recyclerview scroll hookup to make it configurable.