Create PreferenceActivity with header and Footer.

We can create PreferenceActivity with header and Fotter.

We shoud make following files and call method.

1. Create Layout with ListView.
2. Create Preference XML.
3. Call setContentView() and addPreferencesFromResource() in onCreate().

Create Layout with ListView

Make layout xml file , to set PreferenceActivity#setContentView().
It must have ListView with android:id="@+id/android:list".

you shoud add android:layout_height="0.0dp"and android:layout_weight="1" to ListView, because to show footer in bottom

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <!-- Header  -->

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linearLayout2"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView2"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Header"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <!-- Show Preference in ListView  -->

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/android:list"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="0.0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1" >
    </ListView>

    <!-- Footer -->

    <LinearLayout
        android:id="@+id/linearLayout1"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="vertical" >

        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/textView1"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="Footer"
            android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
    </LinearLayout>

</LinearLayout>

Create Preference XML

Create Preference XML.
Sample.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

    <CheckBoxPreference
        android:key="checkbox_preference"
        android:summary="summary_checkbox_preference"
        android:title="checkbox_preference" />

    <EditTextPreference
        android:dialogTitle="dialog_title_edittext_preference"
        android:key="edittext_preference"
        android:summary="summary_edittext_preference"
        android:title="title_edittext_preference" />

    <PreferenceScreen
        android:summary="intent_preference"
        android:title="intent_preference" >
        <intent
            android:action="android.intent.action.VIEW"
            android:data="http://www.android.com" />
    </PreferenceScreen>

</PreferenceScreen>

Call setContentView() and addPreferencesFromResource() in onCreate()

You must call setContentView(YOUR_LAYOUT_WIHT_HEADER_FOOTER_ID).

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        
        addPreferencesFromResource(R.xml.pref);
    }