Android switches - making thumb height larger than track height, how?

Question

Is there any way to make the height of the thumb of a switch bigger than the track height in Android versions prior to Lollipop ?

I am essentially trying to create a material design-like switch widget in Kitkat (and older versions- the problem here is the thumb by default 'fits' inside the track). I have been working on this for quite some time now but I can't seem to arrive at the correct design.

I followed the solutions on this SO post: How to change the size of a Switch Widget.

Any suggestions or a solution would be most appreciated.

Answer 1

I added a transparent stroke to my track drawable shape which results in a padding around the track:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
       android:shape="rectangle">
    <solid android:color="@color/track_color"/>
    <size android:height="@dimen/track_height"  />
    <size android:width="@dimen/track_width"  />

    <!-- results in the track looking smaller than the thumb -->
    <stroke
        android:width="6dp"
        android:color="#00ffffff"/>
</shape>