Floating action button hidden

Question

I'm developing an Android application with a Floating Action Button.

This button is normally shown in my android version(5), but in android 4.3 The FAB is hidden, you can click it but it is not showing even if it works.

this is my code:

<View
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="0dp"
    android:focusable="true"
    android:focusableInTouchMode="true"/>

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/llTop"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_margin="@dimen/textPaddings"
    android:background="@color/headerColor"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:weightSum="5">

    <TextView
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="3"
        android:padding="@dimen/textPaddings"
        android:text="Saldo disponibile:"
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textStyle="italic" />

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/tvBudget"
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_weight="2"
        android:gravity="end"
        android:padding="@dimen/textPaddings"
        android:text=""
        android:textColor="@color/white"
        android:textSize="20sp"
        android:textStyle="bold" />

</LinearLayout>

<ListView
    android:id="@+id/lvTransactions"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_above="@+id/llBot"
    android:layout_below="@+id/llTop"
    android:layout_marginLeft="@dimen/textPaddings"
    android:layout_marginRight="@dimen/textPaddings">

</ListView>


<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
    android:id="@+id/btnAdd"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentEnd="true"
    android:layout_alignTop="@+id/llBot"
    android:layout_marginTop="-15dp"
    android:clickable="true"
    android:src="@drawable/piu"
    app:fabSize="mini"
    app:layout_anchor="@id/llBot" />

<LinearLayout
    android:id="@+id/llBot"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_margin="@dimen/textPaddings"
    android:background="@color/headerColor"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:weightSum="2">

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="@dimen/textPaddings"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Descrizione:"
            android:textColor="@color/whiteOpaque"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="italic" />

        <TextView
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="@dimen/textPaddings"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Importo:"
            android:textColor="@color/whiteOpaque"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="italic" />
        <!--<Button-->
            <!--android:layout_width="0dp"-->
            <!--android:layout_height="50dp"-->
            <!--android:layout_weight="1"-->
            <!--android:text="+"-->
            <!--android:textSize="25sp"-->
            <!--android:onClick="add"-->
            <!--/>-->
    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:weightSum="2">

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/etDescr"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="@dimen/textPaddings"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/edittext_rounded"
            android:hint="descrizione spesa"
            android:inputType="textCapSentences"
            android:paddingEnd="10dp"
            android:paddingStart="10dp" />

        <EditText
            android:id="@+id/etImporto"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_margin="@dimen/textPaddings"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:background="@drawable/edittext_rounded"
            android:drawableEnd="@drawable/euro"
            android:hint="importo"
            android:inputType="numberDecimal"
            android:paddingEnd="10dp"
            android:paddingStart="10dp" />
    </LinearLayout>

    <RadioGroup
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        android:weightSum="2"

        >

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/rbEntrata"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:text="Entrata"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="15sp" />

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/rbUscita"
            android:layout_width="0dp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="1"
            android:checked="true"
            android:text="Uscita"
            android:textColor="@color/white"
            android:textSize="15sp" />
    </RadioGroup>
</LinearLayout>

I can't figure out why it's hidden in some devices and showing in others..

http://android-developers.blogspot.com/2015/05/android-design-support-library.html — Alex Chengalan, Feb 03 '16 at 18:38
ok, good answer. thanks! so I will change code for old versions.. thanks again, if you post it as an answer i will vote it — Pier Giorgio Misley, Feb 03 '16 at 18:40
For older Android versions try Reading -> http://stackoverflow.com/a/26939348/1815624 — CrandellWS, Feb 04 '16 at 15:09

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 04 '16 at 09:19

As @Alex Chengalan suggested, I post the answer hoping someone else might need it :)

from this post he found the explaination, since the FAB has been added with lollipop, previous versions of Android are not enabled to use it.

So you will have a working FAB but hidden and not shown at all. (It will work if you click it, but you will not see it).

Floating action button hidden

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