How can I display a holo-themed activity circle?

Question

I've tried to show an indeterminate activity circle like this one:

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Here's the layout code:

<ProgressBar
    android:id="@+id/progress"
    style="@style/GenericProgressIndicator"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="center_vertical|center_horizontal"
    android:visibility="gone" />

Here's the styling code:

<style name="GenericProgressIndicator" parent="@android:style/Widget.ProgressBar.Large">
    <item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
    <item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
    <item name="android:indeterminate">true</item>
</style>

My circle doesn't look anything like the Holo themed circle that you see in the Gmail App or the Play app. What am I doing wrong? How can I get the nice Holo animated activity circle?

score 57 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 07 '12 at 13:11

57

This really wasn't documented anywhere and I found it through some random article. Adding this styling attribute does the trick:

style="?android:attr/progressBarStyleLarge"

The only reference to this on the developer documentation is here.

answered Sep 07 '12 at 13:11

Mridang Agarwalla

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I wish I could vote several times for this. Actually you can make platform-specific reference for a lot more than only activity circle. Just check a full list list of of [android attributes](http://developer.android.com/reference/android/R.attr.html) – mente Jun 26 '13 at 10:58

score 20 · Answer 2 · answered Jan 04 '13 at 10:22

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Your first layout was right but you chose the wrong style. The right one is:

style="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ProgressBar.Large"

answered Jan 04 '13 at 10:22

vault

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Finally, a useful answer... Thank you a lot! – gnclmorais Sep 22 '13 at 21:54
This one should be accepted answer, more specific on the styling – KodyVanRy Oct 28 '16 at 21:10

score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 07 '12 at 10:50

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What version of Android are you using? If you're not using a version with Holo, you won't be able to display things using the Holo style. A solution to that is to use a library like ActionBarSherlock, which backports the Holo theme to previous Android versions.

answered Sep 07 '12 at 10:50

CNorris

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I'm using API15. I guess that's 4.0.4. – Mridang Agarwalla Sep 07 '12 at 11:10
I think my code itself is wrong. I'm using the wrong style I guess. – Mridang Agarwalla Sep 07 '12 at 12:24
AFAIK, Holo can still be used, but it is an outdated style. – Zoe Jun 26 '17 at 07:32

How can I display a holo-themed activity circle?

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