How can I design UI like this? - java

I have designed a UI in FIGMA that looks like the below image
And when I am trying the same in android studio, it doesn't look good.
Below is the code I am using
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/dark"
android:layout_width="364dp"
android:layout_height="46dp"
android:layout_marginTop="36dp"
android:background="#drawable/bg_layout"
android:elevation="8dp"
android:orientation="horizontal"
app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toBottomOf="#id/toolbar">
<ImageView
android:layout_width="32dp"
android:layout_height="32dp"
android:src="#drawable/night"
android:layout_gravity="center_vertical"/>
</LinearLayout>
The UI looks like this
How can I achieve the design which I created using Figma?
Thank you in advance.

To implement the design, material card view provides you with most of the features.
The Elevation: app:cardElevation="dp"
The Outline : app:strokeWidth="dp" specifying the width
The Outline Color: app:strokeColor="#color/" specifying the color
The Corner Radius: app:cardCornerRadius="dp" specifying the
radius.
Like:
<com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:cardCornerRadius="#dimen/corner_radius_8dp"
app:cardElevation="#dimen/elevation_4dp"
app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
app:strokeColor="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:strokeWidth="#dimen/stroke_width">
<!--Content goes here-->
</com.google.android.material.card.MaterialCardView>

There are multiple ways to create such type of UI in Android.
You can create rounded drawable and place that drawable in background of image.
You can group the box with text in Figma and then export the same UI and use it in android. (You need to create two UI (enable/disable).
I hope you understand what I want to say.
Thank you.

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