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how to Draw tooltip with border in android?

I am new to android and I wish to achieve a tooltip with border. Tooltip pointing to left.
i.e: like below with text of choice.
please help me with this, stuck with this for quite sometime now.
I was able to create a tooltip at top righ but how to get it in left ceter_verticle like the diagram.
my code looks like.
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:gravity="top|right" android:right="10dp">
<rotate android:fromDegrees="45" android:toDegrees="0"
android:pivotX="50%" android:pivotY="0%" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:width="24dp" android:height="24dp" />
<stroke android:color="#android:color/holo_blue_bright" android:width="1dp"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item>
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:width="206dp" android:height="76dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/white"/>
<stroke android:color="#android:color/holo_blue_bright" android:width="1dp"/>
<corners android:radius="2dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:gravity="top|right" android:right="10dp" android:top="1dp">
<rotate android:fromDegrees="45" android:toDegrees="0"
android:pivotX="50%" android:pivotY="0%" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:width="24dp" android:height="24dp" />
<solid android:color="#color/white"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
</layer-list>

Try the below code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:left="16dp"
android:right="16dp"
android:top="17dp"
android:bottom="17dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
<corners android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="345dp"
android:right="360dp"
android:top="345dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="-45"
android:pivotX="10%"
android:pivotY="10%"
android:toDegrees="0">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FFFFFF" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="350dp"
android:right="350dp"
android:top="350dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="-45"
android:pivotX="1%"
android:pivotY="-5%"
android:toDegrees="0">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#000000" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="19dp"
android:left="19dp"
android:right="19dp"
android:top="19dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#000000" />
<corners android:radius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

Is this image achievable through android drawable xml?

I'm trying to achieve the below image through Android xml
Right now I could just achieve this with help of some SOF q&a
Below are the code to achieve the above result
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:toDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="87%"
android:pivotY="140%">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/lime_green_32CD32"/>
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>

Using below code, you can get something close to
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:width="35dp"
android:height="35dp"
android:top="7dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="87%"
android:pivotY="140%"
android:toDegrees="45">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item
android:width="150dp"
android:height="50dp"
android:left="44.5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:width="10dp"
android:height="10dp"
android:left="35dp"
android:top="20dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
<item android:top="2dp" android:bottom="2dp" android:right="2dp" android:left="2dp">
<layer-list>
<item
android:width="33dp"
android:height="33dp"
android:left="2dp"
android:top="6dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="87%"
android:pivotY="140%"
android:toDegrees="45">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/green" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item
android:width="145dp"
android:height="46dp"
android:left="44.5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/green" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:width="10dp"
android:height="10dp"
android:left="35dp"
android:top="20dp">
<shape android:shape="oval">
<solid android:color="#color/white" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
</item>
</layer-list>

Draw tooltip in drawable

I want to add tooltip up to my button. Is there any easy way to do this. I want to draw shape. But I only find methods with draw view or suggest to add lib.
Is it possible to draw tooltip(make tooltip with xml)?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:width="12dp"
android:height="12dp"
android:gravity="bottom|center_horizontal">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%"
android:toDegrees="45">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="2dp"/>
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:endColor="#cc00b8 "
android:startColor="#ef89ff "
android:type="linear" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item
android:width="120dp"
android:height="36dp"
android:bottom="6dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:endColor="#cc00b8 "
android:startColor="#ef89ff "
android:type="linear" />
<corners android:radius="6dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>

insert the width and height into a size tag so it will be usable in lower API levels:
<item android:gravity="bottom|center_horizontal">
<rotate android:fromDegrees="45" android:toDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%" android:pivotY="50%" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:width="12dp" android:height="12dp" />
<corners android:bottomRightRadius="2dp"/>
<gradient android:type="linear"
android:angle="0"
android:endColor="#color/gradient_red"
android:startColor="#color/gradient_red" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item android:bottom="6dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<size android:width="120dp" android:height="36dp" />
<gradient android:type="linear"
android:angle="0"
android:endColor="#color/gradient_red"
android:startColor="#color/gradient_red" />
<corners android:radius="6dp" />
</shape>
</item>

<item
android:top="17dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid
android:color="#FF7276" />
<corners
android:radius="8dp" />
<padding
android:top="17dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:width="24dp"
android:height="24dp"
android:end="32dp"
android:gravity="end"
android:top="-12dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid
android:color="#FF7276" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
Try this, you will get perfect Tooltip shape in UI, after coping this code just check your UI(xml) or run the the program
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layer-list not working as expected, I want to understand this concept

I have fair Idea about layer_list referred from here and here
here is my code
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:bottom="1dp"
android:left="1dp"
android:right="1dp"
android:top="1dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FEBB02" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<size
android:width="40dp"
android:height="20dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="2dp"
android:left="10dp"
android:right="10dp"
>
<rotate
android:toDegrees="45"
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#3F51B5" />
<corners android:radius="2dp" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
This is how it is look line in studio
but when I am applying background of Linearlayout it gives this result
I am expecting corner would be below the pointed as seen in studio.

I think you should try setting the clipToPadding and clipChildren attributes to false, inside the parent view of the linear layout.

Plz change size of Linearlayout to 150dp * 100dp.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<!--<item>-->
<!--<scale android:drawable="#drawable/ic_launcher" android:useIntrinsicSizeAsMinimum="true">-->
<!--<!–<shape android:shape="rectangle" android:useLevel="true">–>-->
<!--<!–<solid android:color="#color/red" />–>-->
<!--<!–<size–>-->
<!--<!–android:width="60dp"–>-->
<!--<!–android:height="60dp" />–>-->
<!--<!–</shape>–>-->
<!--</scale>-->
<!--</item>-->
<item
android:bottom="15dp"
android:left="0dp"
android:right="0dp"
android:top="15dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#FEBB02" />
<corners android:radius="4dp" />
<size
android:width="150dp"
android:height="70dp" />
</shape>
</item>
<item
android:bottom="15dp"
android:left="40dp"
android:right="40dp"
android:top="15dp"
>
<rotate
android:toDegrees="45"
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="50%"
android:pivotY="50%">
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#3F51B5" />
<corners android:radius="2dp" />
<size
android:width="70dp"
android:height="70dp" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
</layer-list>

Speech bubbles in android

Hi I wanted to use speech bubbles as background images for my app. I came across this posted here
Android drawable speech bubble
The example starts from the right direction I wanted to achieve this in the opposite direction I have tried
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:top="30dp">
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="-45"
android:pivotX="0%"
android:pivotY="0%"
android:toDegrees="0" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#CCC" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item android:right="10dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#CCC" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
But I'm unable to get it to work, any help would be greatly appreciated!

Incoming message:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="-45"
android:pivotX="0%"
android:pivotY="0%" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/chat_message_background_incoming" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item android:left="20dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/chat_message_background_incoming"/>
<corners
android:radius="1dp"
android:bottomLeftRadius="15dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="15dp"
android:topLeftRadius="5dp"
android:topRightRadius="15dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Outgoing message:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="100%"
android:pivotY="0%" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/chat_message_background_outcoming" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item android:right="20dp">
<shape
android:shape="rectangle">
<solid android:color="#color/chat_message_background_outcoming"/>
<corners
android:bottomLeftRadius="15dp"
android:bottomRightRadius="15dp"
android:topLeftRadius="15dp"
android:topRightRadius="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Hopefully, it would help

incoming bubble shape background
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="-45"
android:pivotX="100%"
android:pivotY="100%"
android:toDegrees="0" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/colorSendMessageBg" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item android:right="5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/colorSendMessageBg" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
outgoing bubble shape background
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item>
<rotate
android:fromDegrees="45"
android:pivotX="0%"
android:pivotY="100%"
android:toDegrees="0" >
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/colorReciveMessageBg" />
</shape>
</rotate>
</item>
<item android:left="5dp">
<shape android:shape="rectangle" >
<solid android:color="#color/colorReciveMessageBg" />
<corners android:radius="5dp" />
</shape>
</item>
</layer-list>
Final result