Disable Ripple on ListView

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In Android 5.0, my ListView produces a ripple effect when clicking a list item. Is there a way to disable this effect? Looking at the docs, I don't see any way (https://developer.android.com/reference/android/widget/ListView.html)

alanv · Accepted Answer · 2016-09-17T03:22:20.280

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You can remove or replace the list selector using the android:listSelector property. The default list selector under Material is ?android:attr/selectableItemBackground which is a bounded ripple.

<ListView
    ...
    android:listSelector="@drawable/my_list_selector" />

To completely disable selector, you can use a @null or @android:color/transparent (works better for some Android versions) value as following:

<ListView
    ...
    android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent" />

edited Sep 17 '16 at 03:22

answered Dec 01 '14 at 20:58

alanv

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this removed the ripple but instead gave me a yellow background instead. I used this instead: `android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent"` – sudoExclaimationExclaimation Sep 16 '16 at 18:31

score 18 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 04 '15 at 10:03

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Try:

<ListView
...
    android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent" />

This will disable any visual effect of touching. Not very good for the user, but might be useful in special circumstances.

answered Aug 04 '15 at 10:03

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score 0 · Answer 3 · edited Feb 25 '15 at 08:25

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Yes, you can create custom list items with their layout, in which you have to change the android:background with a drawable without ripple.

edited Feb 25 '15 at 08:25

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answered Nov 29 '14 at 20:49

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That only covers the ripple... which works most of the time, unless you need a semi-transparent background for your list items – oli.G Feb 17 '16 at 12:06

Disable Ripple on ListView

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