Android. What kind of tabs are these?

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I have noticed a few applications recently using a kind of tab effect, but it isn't what I would consider a "normal" tab control. The "tabs" are not very tall and only 3 show on the screen at a time. Scrolling the screen left or right reveals another tab, whilst one disappears (hard to describe).

I've seen it on the BBC iPlayer Radio app and on TuneIn app.

The following picture shows what I mean on both of those apps ( though not the sliding bit).

http://i42.tinypic.com/28buosy.png

How do they do that?

not really an expert but i think this whole window is webview.. — Obmerk Kronen, Jun 08 '13 at 19:00
maybe one answer [here](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3029074/how-to-change-tab-style-in-android) can help. — kelunik, Jun 08 '13 at 19:03

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 08 '13 at 19:14

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This is the ViewPagerIndicator. It is not provided natively, but there is a library: https://github.com/JakeWharton/Android-ViewPagerIndicator

They are used along with the ViewPager: http://developer.android.com/reference/android/support/v4/view/ViewPager.html

answered Jun 08 '13 at 19:14

Vasily Sochinsky

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Thank you. I'll have a play later today and see if I can get it working. – Michael Vincent Jun 11 '13 at 08:19

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 14 '13 at 16:32

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Another alternative is the Pager Sliding TabStrip:

https://github.com/astuetz/PagerSlidingTabStrip

There is also a sample app on the play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.astuetz.viewpager.extensions.sample

answered Jul 14 '13 at 16:32

Jonathon Fry

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