TextView was added in API Level 1
Displays text to the user and optionally allows them to edit it. A TextView is a complete text editor, however the basic class is configured to not allow editing; see EditText for a subclass that configures the text view for editing.
1. Declare an TextView.
2. After you declare the TextView object, add this line below to instantiate it. This will instantiate a new TextView named myTextView.
myTextView = new TextView(this);
3. Compile and run!
Resources:
http://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/TextView.html