Android how to change the edittext cursor style

Question

I want to customize the EditText slider style. See my screenshots below.

This is the default slider style:

This is what I want to see:

This may be a dumb question, but after a few hours Googling, I can only find ways to change the cursor color, but couldn't find an approach to change the slider style.

This is the code I am using for changing the cursor color (color_cursor.xml):

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="rectangle">
  <size android:width="2dp" />
  <solid android:color="#008000" />
</shape>

And I applied the "android:textCursorDrawable="@drawable/color_cursor" to EditText.

Thanks.

Check this out http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6225995/can-i-change-the-cursor-size-in-android-edit-text-field — onur taskin, Dec 30 '15 at 08:48
That cursor is available in material design library. Wrap your EditText in a TextInputLayout. — Emil, Dec 30 '15 at 08:49
Thanks @onurtaskin, seems in this way I can only change the cursor color? I updated my post as well. — LiuWenbin_NO., Dec 30 '15 at 09:03
@GiapLee, thank you, I updated my post, I was using this way. But seems I can only change the cursor color. Could you please make more comment and let me know how to change the cursor slider style? Thanks. — LiuWenbin_NO., Dec 30 '15 at 09:04
check this out : http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12910305/android-how-do-i-stop-a-pointer-appearing-below-an-edittext — Sachin Rao, Dec 30 '15 at 09:46

Divole · Answer 1 · 2016-05-28T12:58:44.860

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android:textSelectHandle="@drawable/your_desired_drawable"

put this in your editText view. Set the drawable you prefer. Then change the color inside your drawable xml file.

edited May 28 '16 at 12:58

answered May 28 '16 at 12:45

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 02 '16 at 06:31

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An answer for myself (hope this will also help others): After introducing the "Theme.material", the EditText will become the expected style. I will want to check out Material Design.

answered Mar 02 '16 at 06:31

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