How to Change the ProgressBar Color in Android?

Last Updated : 23 Feb, 2021

In this article, we will see how we can add color to a ProgressBar in android. Android ProgressBar is a user interface control that indicates the progress of an operation. For example, downloading a file, uploading a file on the internet we can see the ProgressBar estimate the time remaining in operation. Note in this article we will be using Java and XML to set the color.

Step by Step Implementation

Step 1: Create a New Project

To create a new project in Android Studio please refer to How to Create/Start a New Project in Android Studio.
Note that select Java as the programming language.

Step 2: Create a custom ProgressBar

Go to the app > res > drawable > right-click > New > Drawable Resource File and name the file as progress_bg.
Inside the XML file add a rotate tag with some attributes(see code)
Inside rotate tag create a shape tag within which create the size and gradient tag
Attributes of these tags are given in the code below.
Below is the code for the progress_bg.xml file.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<!--use rotate tag to rotate the drawable-->
<rotate 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:fromDegrees="0"
    android:pivotX="50%"
    android:pivotY="50%"
    android:toDegrees="360">

    <!--shape tag is used to 
        build a shape in XML-->
    <shape
        android:innerRadiusRatio="3"
        android:shape="ring"
        android:thicknessRatio="8"
        android:useLevel="false">

        <!--set the size of the shape-->
        <size
            android:width="76dip"
            android:height="76dip" />

        <!--set the color gradients
            of the shape-->
        <gradient
            android:angle="0"
            android:endColor="#00ffffff"
            android:startColor="#447a29"
            android:type="sweep"
            android:useLevel="false" />
    </shape>

</rotate>

Step 3: Working with the activity_main.xml file

Go to the activity_main.xml file and refer to the following code.
Open the activity_main.xml file and in the ProgressBar tag and set the drawable in indeterminateDrawable attribute.
Below is the code for the activity_main.xml file.

XML

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout 
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:padding="20dp">

    <!--set the custom progress bar here in
        the indeterminateDrawable attribute-->
    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/ProgressBar01"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerInParent="true"
        android:indeterminate="true"
        android:indeterminateDrawable="@drawable/progress_bg"
        android:progress="0" />

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/show_button"
        android:layout_width="191dp"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_below="@id/ProgressBar01"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="80dp"
        android:text="Progress Bar" />

</RelativeLayout>

Step 4: Working with the MainActivity.java file

Go to the MainActivity.java file and refer to the following code.
Below is the code for the MainActivity.java file. Comments are added inside the code to understand the code in more detail.

Java

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.os.Handler;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.widget.TextView;

import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
    
    Handler handler = new Handler();
    public static Button button;
    public static TextView textView;
    public static ImageView img1, img2;

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
        
        // create a progress bar variable and set the id
        final ProgressBar progressBar = findViewById(R.id.ProgressBar01);
        
        // show the progress bar
        progressBar.getProgress();
    }
}