My app's minimum API-level is 19 (KitKat), and contains a layout with a horizontal ProgressBar
. I'm using android:progressTint
attribute to tint the bar to a custom color. It works pretty well on Lollipop (API 21) and above, but below (for example on API 19) it doesn't; it shows up in a different color. The reason is that this attribute
is only used in API level 21 and higher
as Android Studio states.
So I'm wondering what can be a good alternative for tinting the ProgressBar
on pre-Lollipop devices, too. Can it be made inside the layout file with XML? Or should this be done on a different way?
EDIT #1: My ProgressBar is used to show concrete values in percents, not for indicating that my layout is loading. I want to make this clear because after trying what Kuldeep Kulkarni wrote below, my bar looked like a material loading indicator (of course on the Lollipop device, not any visible result on KitKat device).
You can wrap with ProgressBar indeterminateDrawable
method for pre-Lollipop
.
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
Drawable drawableProgress = DrawableCompat.wrap(progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable());
DrawableCompat.setTint(drawableProgress, ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), android.R.color.holo_green_light));
progressBar.setIndeterminateDrawable(DrawableCompat.unwrap(drawableProgress));
} else {
progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable().setColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(getContext(), android.R.color.holo_green_light), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
}