Disable Ripple on ListView

Question

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)

Oleander

Answer 1

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" />

Acidify

this removed the ripple but instead gave me a yellow background instead. I used this instead: android:listSelector="@android:color/transparent" – Pattypatulous

Answer 2

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.

Skinflint

Answer 3

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

Lucielucien

That only covers the ripple... which works most of the time, unless you need a semi-transparent background for your list items – Punchball