Center an item horizontally (and maybe vertically) inside a GridView
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_weight="0.8">
<GridView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="@+id/gridAnswer"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_marginRight="20dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="20dp"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:numColumns="auto_fit"
android:columnWidth="70dp"
android:horizontalSpacing="10dp"
android:verticalSpacing="20dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:stretchMode="spacingWidthUniform" >
</GridView>
</RelativeLayout>
<!--ITEM.XML -->
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:orientation="vertical" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="A"
android:id="@+id/btLetter"
android:textSize="24dp"
android:gravity="center"
android:padding="5dp"
android:textIsSelectable="false"
android:textColor="@android:color/black"
android:background="@drawable/frame_letter_answer"/>
</LinearLayout>