How can I define a transparent circle with white background in an Android drawable file?

Question

What I have now is more like a ring. I would like to set the background outside the circle. Is that possible in xml drawable file? Thanks. What I have now vs What I would like to achieve

Answer 1

Looks like there is no easy way to do it in drawable file. If you want to do it in customized view/layout, you can look at the answers in Draw a transparent circle onto a filled android canvas and Android canvas: draw transparent circle on image. Both work for me.