title: dim/blur a parent layout background
body: <p>there are questions here same as the above topic
  but didn't get an answer </p>
  
  <p>i have a layout here </p>
  
  <p>i need to use the image as the same in top layout for bottom one but with blur style </p>
  
  <p>set alpha does not help - text views also affect </p>
  
  <p>how to blur the background of the down layout</p>
  
  <p>xml here </p>
  
  <pre><code>&lt;?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?&gt;
  &lt;LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
      android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent"
      android:background="#ffffff"&gt;
  
  
      &lt;LinearLayout
          android:layout_width="match_parent"
          android:layout_height="match_parent"
          android:weightSum="105"
          android:orientation="vertical"&gt;
  /// top layout with  image 
          &lt;LinearLayout
              android:background="@drawable/s"
              android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="match_parent"
              android:layout_weight="45"&gt;
  
  
  
          &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
  
  
          ////  other set of layouts that i want to add the same iamge but in blur style
          &lt;LinearLayout
              android:alpha="220"
  
              android:layout_width="match_parent"
              android:layout_height="match_parent"
              android:layout_weight="60"
              android:weightSum="75"
              android:orientation="vertical"&gt;
  
  
  
              &lt;RelativeLayout
                  android:layout_width="match_parent"
                  android:layout_height="match_parent"
                  android:layout_weight="25"&gt;
  
  &lt;TextView
      android:id="@+id/brand_name"
      android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
      android:textSize="25dp"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:text="SHAKY ISLES"
      android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" /&gt;
  
                  &lt;ImageView
                      android:id="@+id/image_icon"
                      android:layout_width="20dp"
                      android:layout_height="20dp"
                      android:background="#000000"
                      android:layout_below="@+id/brand_name"
                      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" /&gt;
  
                  &lt;TextView
  
                      android:text="  6 - 502 m"
                      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                      android:layout_alignBottom="@+id/image_icon"
                      android:layout_alignRight="@+id/brand_name"
                      android:layout_alignEnd="@+id/brand_name"
                      android:layout_below="@+id/brand_name" /&gt;
  
              &lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
  
              &lt;RelativeLayout
  
                  android:layout_width="match_parent"
                  android:layout_height="match_parent"
                  android:layout_weight="20"&gt;
  
                  &lt;TextView
                      android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
                      android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
                      android:id="@+id/discription"
                      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                      android:text="22, Customs St E ,Auckland and discription here.22, Customs St E ,Auckland and discription here.22, Customs St E ,Auckland and discription here.22, Customs St E ,Auckland and discription here.22, Customs St E ,Auckland and discription here.22, Customs St E ,Auckland and discription here. "
                      android:layout_centerVertical="true"
                      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" /&gt;
  
                  &lt;View
                      android:id="@+id/boder"
                      android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
                      android:layout_marginRight="30dp"
                      android:layout_width="match_parent"
                      android:layout_height="1dp"
                      android:background="#000000"&gt;&lt;/View&gt;
  
  
  
  
              &lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
  
              &lt;RelativeLayout
  
                  android:layout_width="match_parent"
                  android:layout_height="match_parent"
                  android:layout_weight="30"
                 &gt;
  
                  &lt;TextView
                      android:id="@+id/address"
                      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                      android:text="22, Customs St E ,Auckland"
                      android:layout_centerVertical="true"
                      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" /&gt;
  
                  &lt;View
                      android:id="@+id/down_border"
                      android:layout_alignParentTop="true"
                      android:layout_marginLeft="30dp"
                      android:layout_marginRight="30dp"
                      android:layout_width="match_parent"
                      android:layout_height="1dp"
                      android:background="#000000"&gt;&lt;/View&gt;
  
              &lt;/RelativeLayout&gt;
  
  
  
          &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
  
      &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
  
  
  
  &lt;/LinearLayout&gt;
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>any help ?</p>
  
  <p>even with a code with out xml </p>