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android: Set ToggleButton background back to default

I changed the background for a ToggleButton and wish to reset it back to its default state.
Changed the background:
btn.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#FF2929"));
Tried changing it back:
btn.setBackgroundResource(0); //Just text, no button
btn.setBackgroundColor(android.R.drawable.btn_default); //Normal button not toggle

you are setting a drawable in Color, use btn.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.btn_default).
This should set something in your button.

Create an xml file under drawable folder and put this code , currently the xml file name I put is check.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:drawable="#color/Your color"
android:state_checked="true" />
<!-- When not selected, use white-->
<item android:drawable="#color/Your color"
android:state_checked="false"/>
</selector>
Put this code in your toggle button layout xml
android:background="#drawable/check"
This may help you.

Why does a Button loses its original behaviour after changing its color?

I am writing an Android app and now I am styling it. I am using a custom theme which is a child of Theme.Holo.Light. I really like Theme.Holo.Light because its buttons have a special effect when you click and hold it. Like the lower button in the picture below:
Not click:
click:
The upper button has been changed color. Now when I click on that button, it doesn't have that effect. I really don't understand why. Can anyone tell me why this happens and how can I get the same effect with a colored button?
And also, the colored button seems fatter.

This is because the button uses a selector to display different colors/effects/drawables based on the state of the click. You can check out the link on Color State List Resource.
To create your own you have to create a slecetor cml file and put it in your drawables folder.
For example.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/shape_btn_default_normal_gray" android:state_enabled="true" android:state_pressed="false"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/shape_btn_default_pressed_gray" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/shape_btn_default_disabled_gray"/>
</selector>
or with colors
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#color/dark_green" android:state_enabled="true" android:state_pressed="false"/>
<item android:drawable="#color/light_green" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#color/gray"/>
</selector>
To apply this you have to set the background drawable in your layout xml like this.
<Button
android:id="#+id/my_btn"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:text="Some text"
android:background="#drawable/selector_btn_default_gray"/>

That is the "ripple effect" of material design.You have define you own style for that effect.Link below may help you or you may search for many other answers on StackOverflow. Material effect on button with background color

It does not loses its behavior you can see after click (in your second image) the button show same scale as the above have...so by default the background is set as to show that it is button (like with padding or so) and can changes to show oncklick effect...
So when you set your desire background to button...It takes complete change on what is on presently on it and then you have to manually set onclick effect..

How to add a click effect to a button on click event?

How would I add a click effect similar to the below image for a button click event?
The button in my activity already has it's background set to an image so I'm not sure how I would add a background of a state also as in this tutorial:
Android Button color changing on onClick?

You need two image, one for normal state and another for pressed state. At first create a selector
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/pressed_image" android:state_pressed="true"/>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/normal_image"/>
</selector>
Add this selector in your button as a background.

Here's something similar. I am not sure though, if this fits your solution.
EDIT: It uses selector, just like #Raghunandan suggested above.

how can I implement non-rectangular shapes for buttons in android

hi i have to realize this layout . it has this layout.
I could try to use the icons as imagebuttons but the active state of a button is somewhat like this one !
How should i proceed with this ?

You should use selector as follows:
Prepare 2 images for button states, and put it into res/drawable folder.
button_normal_green.png – Default image button.
button_pressed_yellow.png – Display when button is pressed.
Now, create a new XML file in “res/drawable/” folder, in whatever name you want, in this case, we just give a name as “new_button.xml“. This file defined which button state is belong to which image.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_pressed_yellow" android:state_pressed="true" />
<item android:drawable="#drawable/button_normal_green" />
</selector>
3.set background to button
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/imageButtonSelector"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#drawable/new_button" />
Have a look at Complete Example

ImageButton in Android homescreen widget

I have a homescreen widget with an imagebutton. I have the button working with a pending intent, but I can't seem to figure out how to change the button image when it is pressed.
I tried using a selector and it works in my widget test activity, but not in the remoteview.
How could I implement this functionality in the home screen widget?

You can set a different Image within your remote view.
remoteView.setInt(R.id.buttonimg, "setImageResource", R.drawable.button_on);

I was able to get it working by moving the selector inside it's own XML file and putting in res/drawable and then referencing that xml file as my resource for my imagebutton in the app-widget's layout xml.
buttonimg.xml:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item
android:state_pressed="false"
android:drawable="#drawable/button_off" />
<item
android:state_pressed="true"
android:drawable="#drawable/button_on" />
<item
android:drawable="#drawable/button_off" />
</selector>
widget_layout.xml
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/buttonimg"
android:layout_width="50dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_x="0px"
android:layout_y="2px"
android:clickable="true"
android:src="#drawable/button"
>
I now have a different problem, however. The selector only allows me to change the image onPress. On release, the image changes back >:-(
How do I get the image state change on press and stay in that state until next press (like the ToggleButton)?