How to get shadow on android linear layout? [duplicate]

Answer 1

As far as I know there is no way to apply a shadow to a View object. I suggest you take a look at nine patches, I have used them to make a shadow.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/graphics/2d-graphics.html#nine-patch

(see also this answer Custom ImageView with drop shadow)

Answer 2

I know this is way late, but I was reading this question/answer combo and though of an alternative method that doesn't require an image. I threw together a post on my blog explaining. I figure it would be helpful to future visitors to have both of these answers handy here.

http://web.archive.org/web/20120520203231/http://www.anotherandroidblog.com/2011/06/29/drop-shadow-linearlayout/