How to change android indeterminate ProgressBar color?

Question

I would like to know how I can change indeterminate ProgressBar color from basis white/grey color to black ? When I change the indeterminateDrawable, I get a static image instead of a moving animated progressBar. Is there any way to do it simply in XML?

score 83 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 04 '15 at 21:20

83

progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable().setColorFilter(
            getResources().getColor(Your_Color),
            android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

and replace Your_Color with the desired color like: R.color.your_color_code

answered Apr 04 '15 at 21:20

Zeyad Assem

1,185
8
6

This is the most quick and easy way. – Pau Arlandis Martinez Dec 16 '15 at 14:00
14

Could define in xml: `android:indeterminateTint="@colors/your_color"` `android:indeterminateTintMode="src_in"` – Peter Zhao Jan 05 '16 at 10:45
2

@zhaoyuanjie android:indeterminateTint only works on API level 21+ – Vinay W Jan 14 '17 at 10:10
I'm glad I scrolled down - this should be the accepted answer. – Zsolt Safrany Feb 09 '17 at 01:04
is all that porter duff business really necessary? :( – Nerdy Bunz Aug 06 '18 at 11:19
unfortunately this does not work for some devices, for example on the HUAWEI Mate9 this does not work :( I would advise to use a layer drawable :( – scholt Apr 18 '19 at 14:42

Anm · Answer 2 · 2011-04-20T15:31:01.467

64

To get a ProgressBar in the default theme that is to be used on white/light back ground, use one of the inverse styles:

<ProgressBar style="@android:style/Widget.ProgressBar.Inverse"/>
<ProgressBar style="@android:style/Widget.ProgressBar.Large.Inverse"/>
<ProgressBar style="@android:style/Widget.ProgressBar.Small.Inverse"/>

This will usually give you a black on transparent ProgressBar, but some OS installs use custom assets. If you're looking for a specific color, you'll have to roll your own drawables by following the instructions provided by CommonsWare.

edited Apr 20 '11 at 15:31

answered Nov 10 '10 at 14:14

Anm

3,091
2
25
37

This doesn't appear to be a device-agnostic solution. On my LG Optimus 2X Speed, an indeterminate ProgressBar is still always black, while on a HTC Desire HD with CyanogenMod for 2.3.3, it is always red. – Paul Lammertsma Apr 06 '11 at 15:47
@Paul - Yes, you are correct. Many device manufactures customize the themes, and the default theme can change between Android versions. I'll correct the text above – Anm Apr 20 '11 at 15:26

score 34 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 02 '16 at 08:23

I see other answers are quite old, in order to change the indeterminate ProgressBar color you have just to set android:indeterminateTint and android:indeterminateTintMode attributes in your ProgressBar item directly in XML:

<ProgressBar
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:indeterminateTint="@color/colorPrimary"
    android:indeterminateTintMode="src_in"
    android:indeterminate="true" />

android:indeterminateTint - Tint to apply to the indeterminate progress indicator.

Must be a color value, in the form of "#rgb", "#argb", "#rrggbb", "#aarrggbb", or a reference to a resource @color/colorPrimary.

android:indeterminateTintMode - Blending mode used to apply the progress indicator tint.

Must be one of the following constant values:
add, multiply, screen, src_atop, src_in or src_over

Getter and Setter methods for these attributes are:

All of them were added in API level 21

So frustrating! In android studio you have to use the View All Attributes option to access indeterminateTintMode and then change it to src_in...I was NOT going to figure this out on my own. Thanks! — Scooter, Jul 01 '18 at 15:22

score 11 · Answer 4 · answered Sep 21 '11 at 14:37

11

I make sample project and post in in my blog. Please, look at. http://www.hrupin.com/2011/09/21/how-to-make-custom-indeterminate-progressbar-in-android-or-how-to-change-progressbar-style-or-color

Hope, it help you

answered Sep 21 '11 at 14:37

ihrupin

6,852
2
28
47

score 6 · Answer 5 · edited Jan 14 '14 at 10:04

6

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:id="@android:id/background" android:drawable="@drawable/bg" />
    <item android:id="@android:id/secondaryProgress" android:drawable="@drawable/secondary" />
    <item android:id="@android:id/progress" android:drawable="@drawable/progress" />
</layer-list>

edited Jan 14 '14 at 10:04

Franci Penov

71,783
15
124
160

answered Mar 05 '12 at 09:42

andro_stackoverflow

78
1
6

score 3 · Answer 6 · answered Feb 11 '18 at 06:52

For API less than 23 use

progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable().setColorFilter(
       getResources().getColor(Your_Color),
        android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

else use

progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable().setColorFilter(
        ContextCompat.getColor(context, Your_Color),
        android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

score 1 · Answer 7 · answered Nov 07 '18 at 22:25

1

Override android:colorControlActivated in your AppTheme which should be in your styles.xml:

<style name="AppTheme" parent="...">
    ...
    <item name="android:colorControlActivated">@color/beautiful_color</item>
    ...
</style>

Works on API 21+

answered Nov 07 '18 at 22:25

janosch

1,848
14
25

1

Easiest way. Thanks! – MasterMind Aug 20 '20 at 13:09

score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Apr 06 '21 at 14:42

With the Material Component Library you can use the CircularProgressIndicator with these attributes:

indicatorColor
trackColor

Something like:

<com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
       android:indeterminate="true"
       app:trackColor="@color/red600Light"
       app:indicatorColor="@color/red600Dark"
       app:indicatorSize="50dp"
       .../>

You can also use a Multi-color indeterminate indicator.

<com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
            android:indeterminate="true"
            app:trackColor="@color/red600Light"
            app:indicatorColor="@array/progress_colors"
            app:indeterminateAnimationType="contiguous"/>

with array/progress_colors:

  <integer-array name="progress_colors">
    <item>@color/...</item>
    <item>@color/...</item>
    <item>@color/...</item>
  </integer-array>

score -5 · Answer 9 · edited Jan 12 '14 at 22:57

actually all u need to do (for both cirle and bar) is create an xml file in drawable as shown below...... progress_spinner_001 points to whatever image u want to animate and duration ... how long u want to display each frame for....... and set ur android:indeterminateDrawable= filename_in_drawable....

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<animation-list
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:oneshot="false">
<item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_001" android:duration="300" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_002" android:duration="300" />
<item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_003" android:duration="300" />
  <item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_004" android:duration="300" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_005" android:duration="300" />
      <item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_006" android:duration="300" />
     <item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_007" android:duration="300" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/progress_spinner_008" android:duration="300" />
</animation-list>

ps u may need to resize the progressbar to show as desired

-1: this answer says "as shown below" but it shows nothing. I find it very hard to understand. — Richard Le Mesurier, Feb 16 '12 at 14:53

How to change android indeterminate ProgressBar color?

9 Answers9

Linked