ListAdapter not refreshing RecyclerView if I submit the same list with different item order

Question

I am using a RecyclerView with ListAdapter (which uses AsyncListDiffer to calculate and animate changes when list is replaced).

The problem is that if I

Answer 1

To add to Carson's answer, which is a better way to do it, you can maintain the benefits of submitList as follows in Kotlin:

submitList(oldList.toList().toMutableList().let {
     it[index] = it[index].copy(property = newvalue) // To update a property on an item
     it.add(newItem) // To add a new item
     it.removeAt[index] // To remove an item
     // and so on....
     it
})