Removing the shadow on an android button

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I have searched and tryed all found solutions to this. I need to remove the shadow from a button in android. Most of the solutions i found involve using an imagebutton and setting it's background. I tryed that and it works but my button has text so imagebutton is not an option. Unless there is a way to write to an imagebutton?

My second solution was:

android:fadingEdgeLength="0dp"

But nothing seemed to change. Third:

android:shadowColor="@color/application_transparent" />

Nothing changed here either.

I also tryed creating a custom shape with stroke 0 and setting the buttons background to it but still nothing. I prefer to do this in my Xml rather than programmatically but if that is the only way, so be it. Thanks in advance

With the text as an image? I thought of that as a last resort because i am going to translate the app into different languages and that would complicate the translation process by far because i would have to edit each image individually rather than just the strings file. Is this the only way? — Scottyers, Feb 26 '15 at 14:15
Sorry i don't fully understand. My button background is just simple red color. But il'l give it a shot — Scottyers, Feb 26 '15 at 14:18
I used a TextView, instead of a Button. Now the annoying shadow on the button, with a custom background and state list, is completely gone ! This seems like a Lollipop "feature". I call it another "challenge to get around a nuisance" — Someone Somewhere, Sep 28 '15 at 14:44

Vrashabh Irde · Answer 1 · 2017-07-25T07:48:36.440

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How about

        <Button
           ..<code>

            android:stateListAnimator="@null"

           ..<code>
       </Button>

edited Jul 25 '17 at 07:48

answered Feb 26 '15 at 14:21

Vrashabh Irde

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Great, welcome to SO :) Please accept as answer so it helps others as well – Vrashabh Irde Feb 26 '15 at 14:26
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I have a problem: "**Attribute "stateListAnimator" is only used in API level 21 and higher**" :( – fechidal89 Jul 14 '15 at 20:46
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That worked! you saved my lots of time. Thanks a lot! – Harsh Shah Nov 15 '16 at 05:44
You're most welcome. This small piece of code seems to be helping a lot of people – Vrashabh Irde Nov 15 '16 at 05:51

score 3 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 14 '19 at 06:45

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Set Style Attribute for Button in xml

style="?android:attr/borderlessButtonStyle"

It Works.

answered Aug 14 '19 at 06:45

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 22 '16 at 17:19

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In my case, simply adding..

android:shadowRadius="0"

..in the xml file did the trick.

answered Jan 22 '16 at 17:19

Henrique de Sousa

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Can you confirm you have some style being applied to it, either locally in the xml or even globally? – Henrique de Sousa Nov 22 '16 at 13:39
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I fixed that using Custom Renderer – Fabio Silva Lima Nov 23 '16 at 09:22

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Oct 08 '16 at 09:21

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Alternative for Attribute stateListAnimator used in API level 21 - I wrapped button inside a linear layout, both having same dimensions. Worked for my case.

answered Oct 08 '16 at 09:21

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Removing the shadow on an android button

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