code: private void step_2() {
  
          // this is raw markdown
          final String markdown = "Hello **markdown**!";
  
          final Markwon markwon = Markwon.create(this);
  
          // this will parse raw markdown and set parsed content to specified TextView
          markwon.setMarkdown(textView, markdown);
      }
docs: To simply apply raw (non-parsed) markdown call {@link Markwon#setMarkdown(TextView, String)}