Adding custom radio buttons in android

I am trying to get radiobutton effect for regular buttons in android

I have a simple android radio button below

Code for this is ::

activity_main.xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

    <RadioGroup
        android:id="@+id/radioGroup1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_centerVertical="true" >

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio0"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:checked="true"
            android:text="RadioButton1" />

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio1"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="RadioButton2" />

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio2"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:text="RadioButton3" />
    </RadioGroup>


</RelativeLayout>

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How to customize it as below::

Thanks !

[EDIT] using code from one of the answers

But the button name is overshadowed by the select option how to remove it ?

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{EDIT} more changes

Finall changes should atleast i should know which button i have selected out of three radio buttons .... is it possible to get as below ?

Add a background drawable that references to an image, or a selector (like below), and make the button transparent:

<RadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radio0"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@null"
    android:button="@drawable/yourbuttonbackground"
    android:checked="true"
    android:text="RadioButton1" />

If you would like your radio buttons to have a different resource when checked, create a selector background drawable:

res/drawable/yourbuttonbackground.xml

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item
        android:drawable="@drawable/b"
        android:state_checked="true"
        android:state_pressed="true" />
    <item
        android:drawable="@drawable/a"
        android:state_pressed="true" />
    <item
        android:drawable="@drawable/a"
        android:state_checked="true" />
    <item
        android:drawable="@drawable/b" />
</selector>

In the selector above, we reference two drawables, a and b, here's how we create them:

res/drawable/a.xml - Selected State

<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >
    <corners
        android:radius="5dp" />
    <solid
        android:color="#fff" />
    <stroke
        android:width="2dp"
        android:color="#53aade" />
</shape>

res/drawable/b.xml - Regular State

<shape
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle" >
    <corners
        android:radius="5dp" />
    <solid
        android:color="#fff" />
    <stroke
        android:width="2dp"
        android:color="#555555" />
</shape>

More on drawables here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/resources/drawable-resource.html

I have updated accepted answer and removed unnecessary things.

I have created XML for following image.

Your XML code for RadioButton will be:

<RadioGroup
        android:id="@+id/daily_weekly_button_view"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_marginStart="8dp"
        android:layout_marginLeft="8dp"
        android:layout_marginTop="8dp"
        android:layout_marginEnd="8dp"
        android:layout_marginRight="8dp"
        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
        android:orientation="horizontal"
        app:layout_constraintEnd_toEndOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
        app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent">


        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio0"
            android:layout_width="@dimen/_80sdp"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/radio_flat_selector"
            android:button="@android:color/transparent"
            android:checked="true"
            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/_16sdp"
            android:paddingTop="@dimen/_3sdp"
            android:paddingRight="@dimen/_16sdp"
            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/_3sdp"
            android:text="Daily"
            android:textColor="@color/radio_flat_text_selector" />

        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio1"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:layout_width="@dimen/_80sdp"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/radio_flat_selector"
            android:button="@android:color/transparent"
            android:paddingLeft="@dimen/_16sdp"
            android:paddingTop="@dimen/_3sdp"
            android:paddingRight="@dimen/_16sdp"
            android:paddingBottom="@dimen/_3sdp"
            android:text="Weekly"
            android:textColor="@color/radio_flat_text_selector" />

</RadioGroup>

###radio_flat_selector.xml for background selector:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/radio_flat_selected" android:state_checked="true" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/radio_flat_regular" />
</selector>

###radio_flat_selected.xml for selected button:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners
        android:radius="1dp"
        />
    <solid android:color="@color/colorAccent" />
    <stroke
        android:width="1dp"
        android:color="@color/colorAccent" />
</shape>

###radio_flat_regular.xml for regular selector:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:shape="rectangle">
    <corners android:radius="1dp" />
    <solid android:color="#fff" />
    <stroke
        android:width="1dp"
        android:color="@color/colorAccent" />
</shape>

All the above 3 file code will be in drawable/ folder.

Now we also need Text Color Selector to change color of text accordingly.

###radio_flat_text_selector.xml for text color selector (Use color/ folder for this file.)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:color="@color/colorAccent" android:state_checked="false" />
    <item android:color="@color/colorWhite" android:state_checked="true" />
</selector>

Note: I refereed many answers for this type of solution but didn't found good solution so I make it.

Hope it will be helpful to you.

Thanks.

Use the same XML file format from Evan's answer, but one drawable file is all you need for formatting.

<RadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radio0"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/custom_button_background"
    android:button="@android:color/transparent"
    android:checked="true"
    android:text="RadioButton1" />

And your separate drawable file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >

    <item android:state_pressed="true" >
         <shape android:shape="rectangle" >
             <corners android:radius="3dip" />
             <stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#333333" />
             <solid android:color="#cccccc" />            
         </shape>
    </item>

    <item android:state_checked="true">
         <shape android:shape="rectangle" >
             <corners android:radius="3dip" />
             <stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#333333" />
             <solid android:color="#cccccc" /> 
         </shape>
    </item>  

    <item>
         <shape android:shape="rectangle"  >
             <corners android:radius="3dip" />
             <stroke android:width="1dip" android:color="#cccccc" />
             <solid android:color="#ffffff" />            
         </shape>
    </item>
</selector>

Setting android:background and android:button of the RadioButton like the accepted answer didn't work for me. The drawable image was being displayed as a background(eventhough android:button was being set to transparent ) to the radio button text as

android:background="@drawable/radiobuttonstyle"
    android:button="@android:color/transparent"

so gave radiobutton as the custom drawable radiobuttonstyle.xml

<RadioButton
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:checked="true"
    android:text="Maintenance"
    android:id="@+id/radioButton1"
    android:button="@drawable/radiobuttonstyle"
      />

and radiobuttonstyle.xml is as follows

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
  <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/ic_radio_checked"></item>
  <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/ic_radio_unchecked"></item>
</selector>

and after this radiobutton with custom button style worked.

You must fill the "Button" attribute of the "CompoundButton" class with a XML drawable path (my_checkbox). In the XML drawable, you must have :

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/checkbox_not_checked" />
     <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/checkbox_checked" />
     <item android:drawable="@drawable/checkbox_not_checked" /> <!-- default -->
</selector>

Don't forget to replace my_checkbox by your filename of the checkbox drawable , checkbox_not_checked by your PNG drawable which is your checkbox when it's not checked and checkbox_checked with your image when it's checked.

For the size, directly update the layout parameters.

In order to hide the default radio button, I'd suggest to remove the button instead of making it transparent as all visual feedback is handled by the drawable background :

android:button="@null"

Also it would be better to use styles as there are several radio buttons :

<RadioButton style="@style/RadioButtonStyle" ... />

<style name="RadioButtonStyle" parent="@android:style/Widget.CompoundButton">
    <item name="android:background">@drawable/customButtonBackground</item>
    <item name="android:button">@null</item>
</style>

You'll need the Seslyn customButtonBackground drawable too.

Best way to add custom drawable is:

<RadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radiocar"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_gravity="center"
    android:background="@android:color/transparent"
    android:button="@drawable/yourbuttonbackground"
    android:checked="true"
    android:drawableRight="@mipmap/car"
    android:paddingLeft="5dp"
    android:paddingRight="5dp"
    android:text="yourtexthere"/>

Shadow overlay by custom drawable is removed here.

Simple way try this

1. Create a new layout in drawable folder and name it custom_radiobutton (You can rename also)

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
     <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
    <item android:state_checked="false" 
   android:drawable="@drawable/your_radio_off_image_name" />
    <item android:state_checked="true" 
   android:drawable="@drawable/your_radio_on_image_name" />
   </selector>
   

2. Use this in your layout activity

   <RadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radiobutton"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:button="@drawable/custom_radiobutton"/>
   

Anybody getting here because setting a custom button doesnt work? I noticed that RadioButton didn't work, but androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatRadioButton did.

So a radiobutton like this

 <androidx.appcompat.widget.AppCompatRadioButton
            android:id="@+id/your_id"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:button="@drawable/radio_button_selector"
            android:text="Your choice" />

With a selector like this

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/radio_button_selected" android:state_checked="true" />
    <item android:drawable="@drawable/radio_button_unselected" android:state_checked="false" />
</selector>

will work.

Below code is example of custom radio button. follow below steps..

1. Xml file.

    <FrameLayout
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight="0.5">
   
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/text_gender"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="left|center_vertical"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="@string/gender"
            android:textColor="#263238"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"
   
            />
   
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/text_male"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="center"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="@string/male"
            android:textColor="#263238"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"/>
   
        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio_Male"
            android:layout_width="28dp"
            android:layout_height="28dp"
            android:layout_gravity="right|center_vertical"
            android:layout_marginRight="4dp"
            android:button="@drawable/custom_radio_button"
            android:checked="true"
            android:text=""
            android:onClick="onButtonClicked"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"
   
            />
    </FrameLayout>
   
    <FrameLayout
        android:layout_width="0dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_weight="0.6">
   
        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio_Female"
            android:layout_width="28dp"
            android:layout_height="28dp"
            android:layout_gravity="right|center_vertical"
            android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
            android:layout_marginRight="0dp"
            android:button="@drawable/custom_female_button"
            android:text=""
            android:onClick="onButtonClicked"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"/>
   
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/text_female"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="left|center_vertical"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="@string/female"
            android:textColor="#263238"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"/>
   
        <RadioButton
            android:id="@+id/radio_Other"
            android:layout_width="28dp"
            android:layout_height="28dp"
            android:layout_gravity="center_horizontal|bottom"
            android:layout_marginRight="10dp"
            android:button="@drawable/custom_other_button"
            android:text=""
            android:onClick="onButtonClicked"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"/>
   
        <TextView
            android:id="@+id/text_other"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_gravity="right|center_vertical"
            android:layout_marginRight="34dp"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:text="@string/other"
            android:textColor="#263238"
            android:textSize="15sp"
            android:textStyle="normal"/>
    </FrameLayout>
   

2.add the custom xml for the radio buttons

2.1.other drawable

custom_other_button.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/select_radio_other" />
    <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/default_radio" />

</selector>

2.2.female drawable

custom_female_button.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/select_radio_female" />
    <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/default_radio" />

</selector>

2.3. male drawable

custom_radio_button.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@drawable/select_radio_male" />
    <item android:state_checked="false" android:drawable="@drawable/default_radio" />
</selector>

3. Output: this is the output screen

TL;DR use android:drawableStart for our custom drawable selector file instead of android:button. Set the android:button to @null. Example:

android:button="@null"
android:drawableStart="@drawable/radio_selector"

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Long version:

Not aware of the reason but the existing answers here didn't work for me when I tested it on a device running Android 11 (API level 30). So tried the following alternative or hack and it worked. Sample xml for of the radio button component for reference:

<RadioButton
    android:id="@+id/radioButton1"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:button="@null"
    android:drawableStart="@drawable/radio_selector"
    android:drawablePadding="5dp"
    android:text="@string/radioOption1" />

We are using android:drawableStart for our custom drawable image of the radio or checked icon for selector instead of android:button. And don't forget to set the android:button to @null

I realize this is a belated answer, but looking through developer.android.com, it seems that the Toggle button would be ideal for your situation.

http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/controls/togglebutton.html

And of course you can still use the other suggestions for having a background drawable to get a custom look you want.

<ToggleButton 
    android:id="@+id/togglebutton"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@drawable/custom_button_background"
    android:textOn="On"
    android:textOff="Off"
    />

Now if you want to go with your final edit and have a "halo" effect around your buttons, you can use another custom selector to do just that.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
	<item android:state_selected="true" > <!-- selected -->
		<shape>
			<solid
				android:color="@android:color/white" />
			<stroke
				android:width="3px"
				android:color="@android:color/holo_blue_bright" />
			<corners
				android:radius="5dp" />
		</shape>
	</item>
	<item> <!-- default -->
		<shape>
			<solid
				android:color="@android:color/white" />
			<stroke
				android:width="1px"
				android:color="@android:color/darker_gray" />
			<corners
				android:radius="5dp" />
		</shape>
	</item> 
</selector>