On/Off Toggle Button in Preferences & Action Bar - Ice Cream Sandwich Style

aimango picture aimango · Apr 2, 2012 · Viewed 16.2k times · Source

I am referring to the blue ON/OFF styling as seen in the default Android Settings app on ICS phones. It can also be seen here: http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2012/02/android-design-v2-now-with-stencils.html I want to put them in a Preference screen, would I have to use a custom preference widget?

Also, is it easy to put toggle buttons in the Action Bar? It seems to be possible since it is done for Wifi Settings in the default Android Settings on ICS, but it is probably a custom menu item?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Answer

user802421 picture user802421 · Apr 2, 2012

As easy as:
My xml-v14/preferences.xml

<SwitchPreference
    android:key="@string/feature_id"
    android:title="@string/feature_title" />

For compatibility:
My xml/preferences.xml

<CheckBoxPreference 
    android:key="@string/feature_id"
    android:title="@string/feature_title" />