Sample app to reproduce "choke" error in RecyclerView with wrap_content in lollipop+ devices (support library 23.2.0) as reported here https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=202216
Suggested workaround is to set nested scrolling enabled to false. Programmatically:
RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.recycler);
recyclerView.setAdapter(adapter);
recyclerView.setNestedScrollingEnabled(false);
Or, if using databinding, directly in XML:
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
android:id="@+id/recycler"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical"
app:layoutManager="android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager"
app:nestedScrollingEnabled="@{false}"
/>