Update: They enable it again in Support Library 23: For AppCompat users, we’ve added an opt-in API to re-enable support Vector Drawables from resources (the behavior found in 23.2) via AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true); – keep in mind that this still can cause issues with memory usage and problems updating Configuration instances, hence why it is disabled by … Read more
The color of the whole vector can be changed using setTint. You have to set up your ImageView in your layout file as this: <ImageView android:id=”@+id/myImageView” android:layout_width=”wrap_content” android:layout_height=”wrap_content” android:tint=”@color/my_nice_color” android:src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/35625099/@drawable/ic_my_drawable” android:scaleType=”fitCenter” /> Then to change the color of your image: DrawableCompat.setTint(myImageView.getDrawable(), ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.another_nice_color)); Note: myImageView.getDrawable() gives nullpointerexception if the vector drawable is set to the … Read more
it possible to use drawableRight etc for SVG assets ? Yes AppCompatTextView now supports app:drawableLeftCompat, app:drawableTopCompat, app:drawableRightCompat, app:drawableBottomCompat, app:drawableStartCompat and app:drawableEndCompat compound drawables, supporting backported drawable types such as VectorDrawableCompat. Include this in your gradle file implementation ‘androidx.appcompat:appcompat:1.1.0-alpha01’ In your text view you can use app:drawableLeftCompat app:drawableStartCompat If you have problems while using app:drawableLeftCompat, app:drawableStartCompat … Read more
To support versions before Lollipop, use com.android.support:appcompat-v7:24.0.0 (or later) support library. And then, instead of ContextCompat.getDrawable(view.getContext(), id); use this one AppCompatResources.getDrawable(view.getContext(), id);
I’ve finally made it work. Gradient color feature is not supported yet in Android Studio (current ver is 2.2) so it doesn’t help you with autocomplete but marks gradient tag as error instead. Nevertheless, the feature does actually work, I’ve tested it successfully on Nexus 5X / API 24. Of course, you have to use … Read more
It took 3 separate things for me to get this to work using support library 23.4.0: Add this to build.gradle defaultConfig { vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true } Add the following to onCreate of your Application class AppCompatDelegate.setCompatVectorFromResourcesEnabled(true); (From the reference of this link – “https://stackoverflow.com/a/45582033/10752962“) In API less then 21,use this line before setContentView(); For all … Read more
Don’t edit the vector assets directly. If you’re using a vector drawable in an ImageButton, just choose your color in android:tint. <ImageButton android:layout_width=”48dp” android:layout_height=”48dp” android:id=”@+id/button” android:src=”https://stackoverflow.com/questions/32924986/@drawable/ic_more_vert_24dp” android:tint=”@color/primary” />
Add the latest support lib to your app’s build.gradle dependencies: compile ‘com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.0.2′ and add the following line in the same file: android { … defaultConfig { … vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true } … } Import vector image through Vector Asset Studio. That’s all, you are ready to go! ImageView XML Use app:srcCompat attribute instead of android:src: … Read more
UPDATE ON March 2016 By Android Support Library 23.2.1 update, Support Vector Drawables and Animated Vector Drawables. (you can also use latestone for the same) Please update version of a library in gradle file. compile ‘com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:23.2.1’ Vector drawables allow you to replace multiple png assets with a single vector graphic, defined in XML. While previously … Read more
With the support library 23.2, the true support for Vector Drawables has been provided all the way down to API v7. It is recommended to disable the previous version of the support, which rendered PNG during build-time, by adding // Gradle Plugin 2.0+ android { defaultConfig { vectorDrawables.useSupportLibrary = true } } to the build.gradle … Read more