How to custom switch button?

Question

I am looking to Custom The Switch Button to becoming as following :

How to achieve this ?

Answer 1

you can use the following code to change color and text :

<org.jraf.android.backport.switchwidget.Switch
                        android:id="@+id/th"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        app:thumb="@drawable/apptheme_switch_inner_holo_light"
                        app:track="@drawable/apptheme_switch_track_holo_light"
                        app:textOn="@string/switch_yes"
                        app:textOff="@string/switch_no"
                        android:textColor="#000000"
                        />

Create a xml named colors.xml in res/values folder:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <color name="red">#ff0000</color>
    <color name="green">#00ff00</color>
</resources>

In drawable folder, create a xml file my_btn_toggle.xml:

  <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
        <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@color/red"  />
        <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@color/green"  />
    </selector>

and in xml section defining your toggle button add:

android:background="@drawable/my_btn_toggle

to change the color of textOn and textOffuse

android:switchTextAppearance="@style/Switch"

Answer 2

However this might be not the best way but I have taken a different way to solve my all Switch related issue. Here is my code -

<RadioGroup
        android:checkedButton="@+id/offer"
        android:id="@+id/toggle"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="30dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/margin_medium"
        android:layout_marginLeft="50dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="50dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="@dimen/margin_medium"
        android:background="@drawable/pink_out_line"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <RadioButton
            android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="1dp"
            android:id="@+id/search"
            android:background="@drawable/toggle_widget_background"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:button="@null"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="Search"
            android:textColor="@color/white" />

        <RadioButton
            android:layout_marginRight="1dp"
            android:layout_marginTop="1dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="1dp"
            android:id="@+id/offer"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/toggle_widget_background"
            android:button="@null"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="Offers"
            android:textColor="@color/white" />
    </RadioGroup>

pink_out_line.xml

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="2dp" />
    <solid android:color="#80000000" />
    <stroke
        android:width="1dp"
        android:color="@color/pink" />
</shape>

toggle_widget_background.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@color/pink" android:state_checked="true" />
    <item android:drawable="@color/dark_pink" android:state_pressed="true" />
    <item android:drawable="@color/transparent" />
</selector>

And here is the output -

Answer 3

<Switch android:layout_width="wrap_content" 
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                    android:thumb="@drawable/custom_switch_inner_holo_light"
                    android:track="@drawable/custom_switch_track_holo_light"
                    android:textOn="@string/yes"
                    android:textOff="@string/no"/>

drawable/custom_switch_inner_holo_light.xml

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_enabled="false" android:drawable="@drawable/custom_switch_thumb_disabled_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_pressed="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/custom_switch_thumb_pressed_holo_light" />
    <item android:state_checked="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/custom_switch_thumb_activated_holo_light" />
    <item                               android:drawable="@drawable/custom_switch_thumb_holo_light" />
</selector>

drawable/custom_switch_track_holo_light.xml

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_focused="true"  android:drawable="@drawable/custom_switch_bg_focused_holo_light" />
    <item                               android:drawable="@drawable/custom_switch_bg_holo_light" />
</selector>

Next images are 9.paths drawables and they must be in different density (mdpi, hdpi, xhdpi, xxhdpi). As example I give xxhdpi (you can resize they if u needed):

drawable/custom_switch_thumb_disabled_holo_light

drawable/custom_switch_thumb_pressed_holo_light

drawable/custom_switch_thumb_activated_holo_light

drawable/custom_switch_thumb_holo_light

drawable/custom_switch_bg_focused_holo_light

drawable/custom_switch_bg_holo_light

Answer 4

I achieved this

by doing:

1) custom selector:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_switch_off"
          android:state_checked="false"/>
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_switch_on"
          android:state_checked="true"/>
</selector>

2) using v7 SwitchCompat

<android.support.v7.widget.SwitchCompat
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@null"
    android:button="@drawable/checkbox_yura"
    android:thumb="@null"
    app:track="@null"/>

Answer 5

I use this approach to create a custom switch using a RadioGroup and RadioButton;

Preview

Color Resource

<color name="blue">#FF005a9c</color>
<color name="lightBlue">#ff6691c4</color>
<color name="lighterBlue">#ffcdd8ec</color>
<color name="controlBackground">#ffffffff</color>

control_switch_color_selector (in res/color folder)

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item
        android:state_checked="true"
        android:color="@color/controlBackground"
    />
    <item
        android:state_pressed="true"
        android:color="@color/controlBackground"
        />
    <item
        android:color="@color/blue"
        />
</selector>

Drawables

control_switch_background_border.xml

<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="5dp" />
    <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
    <stroke
        android:width="3dp"
        android:color="@color/blue" />
</shape>

control_switch_background_selector.xml

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_checked="true">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="@color/blue"></solid>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item android:state_pressed="true">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="@color/lighterBlue"></solid>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent"></solid>
        </shape>
    </item>
</selector>

control_switch_background_selector_middle.xml

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_checked="true">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="@color/blue"></solid>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item android:state_pressed="true">
        <shape>
            <solid android:color="@color/lighterBlue"></solid>
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <layer-list>
            <item android:top="-1dp" android:bottom="-1dp" android:left="-1dp">
                <shape>
                    <solid android:color="@android:color/transparent"></solid>
                    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="@color/blue"></stroke>
                </shape>
            </item>
        </layer-list>
    </item>
</selector>

Layout

<RadioGroup
        android:checkedButton="@+id/calm"
        android:id="@+id/toggle"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginLeft="24dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="24dp"
        android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
        android:background="@drawable/control_switch_background_border"
        android:orientation="horizontal">
        <RadioButton
            android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
            android:layout_marginLeft="3dp"
            android:paddingTop="16dp"
            android:paddingBottom="16dp"
            android:id="@+id/calm"
            android:background="@drawable/control_switch_background_selector_middle"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:button="@null"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="Calm"
            android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
            android:textColor="@color/control_switch_color_selector"/>
        <RadioButton
            android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
            android:paddingTop="16dp"
            android:paddingBottom="16dp"
            android:id="@+id/rumor"
            android:background="@drawable/control_switch_background_selector_middle"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:button="@null"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="Rumor"
            android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
            android:textColor="@color/control_switch_color_selector"/>
        <RadioButton
            android:layout_marginTop="3dp"
            android:layout_marginBottom="3dp"
            android:layout_marginRight="3dp"
            android:paddingTop="16dp"
            android:paddingBottom="16dp"
            android:id="@+id/outbreak"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/control_switch_background_selector"
            android:button="@null"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="Outbreak"
            android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
            android:textColor="@color/control_switch_color_selector" />
</RadioGroup>

Answer 6

You can use the regular Switch widget and just call setTextOn() and setTextOff(), or use the android:textOn and android:textOff attributes.

Answer 7

There are two ways to create custom ToggleButton

1) By defining custom background 2) By creating custom button

Check http://www.zoftino.com/android-toggle-button for custom styles

Toggle button with custom background

Define drawable as xml resource like below and set it as background of toggle button. In the below example, drawable toggle_color is a color selector, you need to define this also.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<inset xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:insetLeft="4dp"
    android:insetTop="4dp"
    android:insetRight="4dp"
    android:insetBottom="4dp">
    <layer-list android:paddingMode="stack">
        <item>
            <ripple android:color="?attr/android:colorControlHighlight">
                <item>
                    <shape android:shape="rectangle"
                        android:tint="?attr/android:colorButtonNormal">
                        <corners android:radius="8dp"/>
                        <solid android:color="@android:color/white" />
                        <padding android:left="8dp"
                            android:top="6dp"
                            android:right="8dp"
                            android:bottom="6dp" />
                    </shape>
                </item>
            </ripple>
        </item>
        <item android:gravity="left|fill_vertical">
            <shape android:shape="rectangle">
                <corners android:radius="4dp"/>
                <size android:width="8dp" />
                <solid android:color="@color/toggle_color" />
            </shape>
        </item>
        <item android:gravity="right|fill_vertical">
            <shape android:shape="rectangle">
                <corners android:radius="4dp"/>
                <size android:width="8dp" />
                <solid android:color="@color/toggle_color" />
            </shape>
        </item>
    </layer-list>
</inset>

Toggle button with custom button

Create your own images for two state of toggle button (make sure images exist for all sizes of screens) and place them in drawable folder, create selector and set it as button.

   <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/toggle_on" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/toggle_off" />
</selector>

Answer 8

More info on this link: http://www.mokasocial.com/2011/07/sexily-styled-toggle-buttons-for-android/

<ToggleButton 
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:background="@drawable/toggle_me"/>

and the drawable will be something like:

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:state_checked="true"
        android:drawable="@drawable/toggle_me_on" /> <!-- checked -->
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/toggle_me_off" /> <!-- default/unchecked -->
</selector>

Answer 9

 <Switch
        android:thumb="@drawable/thumb"
        android:track="@drawable/track"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent" />