Just to complete the @ianhanniballake answer:
Button fab = (Button) findViewById(R.id.fab);
//Outline outline = new Outline();
//outline.setOval(0, 0, size, size);
//fab.setOutline(outline);
ViewOutlineProvider viewOutlineProvider = new ViewOutlineProvider() {
@Override
public void getOutline(View view, Outline outline) {
// Or read size directly from the view's width/height
int size = getResources().getDimensionPixelSize(R.dimen.fab_size);
outline.setOval(0, 0, size, size);
}
};
fab.setOutlineProvider(viewOutlineProvider);