switch recycler view layout while loading

Question

I would like to switch the recycler view layout while loading so there will be displayed something indicating the progress:

Answer 1

There is nothing I know of that's built into RecyclerView to handle this. You'll have to implement your own loading behavior

In the same view that owns your RecyclerView you should add a ProgressBar, when you make your call to fetch the data for your RecyclerView hide the RecyclerView and show the ProgressBar. Switch them back once your data is loaded

<FrameLayout
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_width="match_parent">

    <!-- Your RecyclerView here -->

    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+/progress_bar"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:indeterminate="true"/>
</FrameLayout>