How can I style an Android Switch?
You can define the drawables that are used for the background, and the switcher part like this:
<Switch
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:thumb="@drawable/switch_thumb"
android:track="@drawable/switch_bg" />
Now you need to create a selector that defines the different states for the switcher drawable.
Here the copies from the Android sources:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/switch_thumb_disabled_holo_light" />
<item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@drawable/switch_thumb_pressed_holo_light" />
<item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/switch_thumb_activated_holo_light" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/switch_thumb_holo_light" />
</selector>
This defines the thumb drawable, the image that is moved over the background. There are four ninepatch images used for the slider:
The deactivated version (xhdpi version that Android is using)
The pressed slider:
The activated slider (on state):
The default version (off state):
There are also three different states for the background that are defined in the following selector:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/switch_bg_disabled_holo_dark" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:drawable="@drawable/switch_bg_focused_holo_dark" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/switch_bg_holo_dark" />
</selector>
The deactivated version:
The focused version:
And the default version:
To have a styled switch just create this two selectors, set them to your Switch View and then change the seven images to your desired style.
How to custom switch button?
However, I might not be taking the best approach, but this is how I have created some Switch
like UIs in few of my apps.
Here is the code -
<RadioGroup
android:checkedButton="@+id/offer"
android:id="@+id/toggle"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="30dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/margin_medium"
android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
android:background="@drawable/pink_out_line"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<RadioButton
android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:layout_marginLeft="1dp"
android:id="@+id/search"
android:background="@drawable/toggle_widget_background"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:button="@null"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Search"
android:textColor="@color/white" />
<RadioButton
android:layout_marginRight="1dp"
android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
android:id="@+id/offer"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:background="@drawable/toggle_widget_background"
android:button="@null"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="Offers"
android:textColor="@color/white" />
</RadioGroup>
pink_out_line.xml
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:radius="2dp" />
<solid android:color="#80000000" />
<stroke
android:width="1dp"
android:color="@color/pink" />
</shape>
toggle_widget_background.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="@color/pink" android:state_checked="true" />
<item android:drawable="@color/dark_pink" android:state_pressed="true" />
<item android:drawable="@color/transparent" />
</selector>
And here is the output -
How to style google SwitchMaterial button on Android?
You can use app:thumbTint
and/or app:trackTint
to change the switch colors.
For better results define a ColorStateList
in res/color
(ie: res/color/custom_thumb_selector.xml
) to have differente colors based on if it is checked or not.
ie:
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_checked="true" android:color="@color/customChecked" />
<item android:color="@color/customUnchecked" />
</selector>
and then set it in your style:
<style name="ButtonStyle2" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.CompoundButton.Switch">
<item name="thumbTint">@color/custom_thumb_selector</item>
</style>
Note: Your custom style should inherit from Widget.MaterialComponents.CompoundButton.Switch
Change on color of a Switch
As of now it is better to use SwitchCompat from the AppCompat.v7 library. You can then use simple styling to change the color of your components.
values/themes.xml:
<style name="Theme.MyTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<!-- colorPrimary is used for the default action bar background -->
<item name="colorPrimary">@color/my_awesome_color</item>
<!-- colorPrimaryDark is used for the status bar -->
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/my_awesome_darker_color</item>
<!-- colorAccent is used as the default value for colorControlActivated,
which is used to tint widgets -->
<item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>
<!-- You can also set colorControlNormal, colorControlActivated
colorControlHighlight, and colorSwitchThumbNormal. -->
</style>
ref: Android Developers Blog
EDIT:
The way in which it should be correctly applied is through android:theme="@style/Theme.MyTheme"
and also this can be applied to parent styles such as EditTexts, RadioButtons, Switches, CheckBoxes and ProgressBars:
<style name="My.Widget.ProgressBar" parent="Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar">
<style name="My.Widget.Checkbox" parent="Widget.AppCompat.CompoundButton.CheckBox">
Android SwitchCompat style
Using SwitchCompat.setSwitchTextAppearance
you can set the style for the text that appears inside the switch itself.
Add a style something like this and set it using setSwitchTextAppearance
:
<style name="SwitchTextAppearance" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.Switch">
<item name="android:textSize">12sp</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#3F51B5</item>
</style>
And you should be able to customize the size, color, etc of your "OFF" text.
How to change the shape of a switch in android
Use any shapes and styles u like for switch in android
This library will help u a lot
SwitchButton
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