<TextView android:id="@+id/tv_verName" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_centerInParent="true" android:shadowDx="1" android:shadowDy="1" android:shadowColor="@color/red" android:shadowRadius="2" android:textSize="16sp" android:text="version name" />
The following four lines work with text shadows
android:shadowDx="1" android:shadowDy="1" android:shadowColor="@color/red" android:shadowRadius="2"