The video tutorial covers the basics of layout attributes in app design, focusing on gravity, orientation, and nesting of linear layouts. It demonstrates how to center content using gravity attributes and convert horizontal layouts to vertical ones. The tutorial also explains how to nest layouts and add buttons, emphasizing the use of layout weight to control spacing. Finally, it discusses adding margins for better spacing and concludes with a preview of more advanced layout designs.

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