ProgressDialog is deprecated.What is the alternate one to use?

Question

I have come across to see that ProgressDialog is now deprecated. What would be alternate one to use in place of that apart from ProgressBar. I am

Answer 1

I use DelayedProgressDialog from https://github.com/Q115/DelayedProgressDialog It does the same as ProgressDialog with the added benefit of a delay if necessary.

Using it is similar to ProgressDialog before Android O:

DelayedProgressDialog progressDialog = new DelayedProgressDialog();
progressDialog.show(getSupportFragmentManager(), "tag");

Answer 2

You can use SpotDialog by using the library wasabeef you can find the complete tutorial from the following link:

SpotsDialog Example in Android

Answer 3

Yes, ProgressDialog is deprecated but Dialog isn't.

You can inflate your own XML file ( containing a progress bar and a loading text) into your dialog object and then display or hide it using the show() and dismiss() functions. Here is an example (Kotlin):

ProgressDialog class:

class ProgressDialog {
companion object {
    fun progressDialog(context: Context): Dialog{
        val dialog = Dialog(context)
        val inflate = LayoutInflater.from(context).inflate(R.layout.progress_dialog, null)
        dialog.setContentView(inflate)
        dialog.setCancelable(false)
        dialog.window!!.setBackgroundDrawable(
                ColorDrawable(Color.TRANSPARENT))
        return dialog
    }
  }
}

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:background="#fff"
android:padding="13dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<ProgressBar
    android:id="@+id/progressBar"
    style="?android:attr/progressBarStyle"
    android:layout_width="100dp"
    android:layout_margin="7dp"
    android:layout_height="100dp"/>
<TextView
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_centerVertical="true"
    android:layout_margin="7dp"
    android:layout_toEndOf="@+id/progressBar"
    android:text="Loading..." />
</RelativeLayout>

In your code: Just do var dialog = ProgressDialog.progressDialog(context)

To show: dialog.show()

To hide: dialog.dismiss()

Answer 4

Yes, in API level 26 it's deprecated. Instead, you can use progressBar.

To create it programmatically:

First get a reference to the root layout

RelativeLayout layout = findViewById(R.id.display);  //specify here Root layout Id

or

RelativeLayout layout = findViewById(this);

Then add the progress bar

progressBar = new ProgressBar(youractivity.this, null, android.R.attr.progressBarStyleLarge);
RelativeLayout.LayoutParams params = new RelativeLayout.LayoutParams(100, 100);
params.addRule(RelativeLayout.CENTER_IN_PARENT);
layout.addView(progressBar, params);

To show the progress bar

progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);

To hide the progress bar

progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);

To disable the user interaction you just need to add the following code

getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE,
                           WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE);

To get user interaction back you just need to add the following code

getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_TOUCHABLE);

Just for future reference, change the android.R.attr.progressBarStyleSmall to android.R.attr.progressBarStyleHorizontal.

The code below only works above API level 21

progressBar.setProgressTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED));

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To create it via xml:

<ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/progressbar"
        style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleHorizontal"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:indeterminate="true"
        android:max="100"
        android:backgroundTint="@color/white"
        android:layout_below="@+id/framelauout"
        android:indeterminateTint="#1a09d6"
        android:layout_marginTop="-7dp"/>

In your activity

progressBar = (ProgressBar) findViewById(R.id.progressbar);

Showing/hiding the progress bar is the same

 progressBar.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE); // To show the ProgressBar 
 progressBar.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE); // To hide the ProgressBar

Here is a sample image of what it would look like:

For more details:
1. Reference one
2. Reference Two

Answer 5

You don't need to import any custom library.

I prefer to use the modern AlertDialog so this is the Kotlin version for the great answer posted by Kishan Donga in this page.

Kotlin code:

fun setProgressDialog(context:Context, message:String):AlertDialog {
    val llPadding = 30
    val ll = LinearLayout(context)
    ll.orientation = LinearLayout.HORIZONTAL
    ll.setPadding(llPadding, llPadding, llPadding, llPadding)
    ll.gravity = Gravity.CENTER
    var llParam = LinearLayout.LayoutParams(
                  LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                  LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT)
    llParam.gravity = Gravity.CENTER
    ll.layoutParams = llParam

    val progressBar = ProgressBar(context)
    progressBar.isIndeterminate = true
    progressBar.setPadding(0, 0, llPadding, 0)
    progressBar.layoutParams = llParam

    llParam = LinearLayout.LayoutParams(ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT,
                        ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT)
    llParam.gravity = Gravity.CENTER
    val tvText = TextView(context)
    tvText.text = message
    tvText.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#000000"))
    tvText.textSize = 20.toFloat()
    tvText.layoutParams = llParam

    ll.addView(progressBar)
    ll.addView(tvText)

    val builder = AlertDialog.Builder(context)
    builder.setCancelable(true)
    builder.setView(ll)

    val dialog = builder.create()
    val window = dialog.window
    if (window != null) {
        val layoutParams = WindowManager.LayoutParams()
        layoutParams.copyFrom(dialog.window?.attributes)
        layoutParams.width = LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
        layoutParams.height = LinearLayout.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT
                dialog.window?.attributes = layoutParams
    }
    return dialog
}

Usage:

val dialog = setProgressDialog(this, "Loading..")
dialog.show()

Output: