Having a custom TextView is a totally normal thing these days. The problem comes when you try the following:

<com.test.view.MyCustomTextView 
    android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
    android:layout_height="match_parent" 
    android:textAppearance="@style/MyCustomTextAppearance" />

If your custom TextView extends from the TextView class then this textAppearance that you have set will probably not work. It works in the Preview but it is never displayed correctly on the emulator or on a real device.

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