AppCompatRadioButton not shown

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Since I want to use buttonTint on versions < 21, I need to switch from RadioButton to AppCompatRadioButton. Unfortunately the button is not shown on the device (Android 5.1). It's strange because the android:text of the AppCompatRadioButton works, so that means that the button basically works. Only the circle is not shown. Any ideas why? I also tried to set other color attributes which come with AppCompatRadioButton. It didn't work either. I also updated to the latest compatibility package, I moved the button inside the xml to another position, but nothing works.

This is the xml definition:

<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatRadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radio_bronze_monthly"
    android:layout_width="0dp"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_weight="1"
    android:onClick="onBillingRadioButtonClicked"
    android:text="@string/bronze_monthly"
    android:textColor="@color/black"
    android:textSize="@dimen/default_text_size"
    app:buttonTint="@color/black"
    app:colorAccent="@color/black"
    app:colorPrimary="@color/black"
    app:colorPrimaryDark="@color/black"/>

For me is working fine using `app:buttonTint="@android:color/black"`... Are you sure you have defined your black colour in `colors.xml`? Otherwise you need to use the `@android:` prefix to get the plaftorm default. — MatPag, Dec 09 '17 at 11:57
@JojoNarté I don't change any layouts in Java, so the error occurs anywhere else. — Bevor, Dec 09 '17 at 13:11
@MatPag If the color would not exist, then it would not build. — Bevor, Dec 09 '17 at 13:14

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 09 '17 at 13:26

I figured out what was wrong: Inside the Activity declaration in AndroidManifest, I set my own transparent theme which is used in other Activities too:

<activity
    android:name=".domain.billing.BillingActivity"
    android:noHistory="true"
    android:screenOrientation="portrait"
    android:theme="@style/Theme.Transparent">
</activity>

This is from styles.xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <style name="Theme.Transparent" parent="android:Theme">
        <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
        <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item>
        <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="android:backgroundDimEnabled">false</item>
    </style>

<!--more styles -->
</resources>

if I omit this line, it works:

android:theme="@style/Theme.Transparent"

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Dec 09 '17 at 12:06

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Build design library in build.gradle(App) module

answered Dec 09 '17 at 12:06

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compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.0.0' compile 'com.android.support:design:24.0.0' try to compile both – Pawan Soni Dec 11 '17 at 04:47

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Dec 09 '17 at 12:08

I have Android 5.1 and quickly tried it out, it is working fine for me like this. I just put it inside the default constraint layout, but that should not make a difference.

<android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatRadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radio_bronze_monthly"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:buttonTint="@android:color/black"
    android:text="asdf"
    app:layout_constraintBottom_toBottomOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
    app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent" />

AppCompatRadioButton not shown

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