Change Spinner dropdown icon

The solutions I found to change the spinner dropdown icon where all:

1. create a custom drawable

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

2. Set the drawable as the spinner background:

<Spinner
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
    android:background="@drawable/custom_spinner_icon"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:paddingBottom="8dp"
    android:paddingTop="8dp"
    android:textColor="@color/textcolorprimary" />

And the result is:

As you can see this is not an acceptable solution since the icon needs to be right aligned and not stretched.

What can i do to make the icon not stretch and align it right?

EDIT

Since there are no working solutions yet i guess i have to specify my question. This is how my Spinner looks using the standard theme:

<Spinner
    android:id="@+id/products_download_spinner_language"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:paddingBottom="8dp"
    android:paddingTop="8dp"
    android:textColor="@color/textcolorprimary"
    android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar" />

And everything i want (it is really not much i guess) is changing the arrow. i dont want that arrow in the right bottom corner to be displayed, i want this arrow to be displayed vertically centered at the right:

And every solution which i tried until now:

Spinner Dropdown Arrow

How to set dropdown arrow in spinner?

simply werent working. They had stretched icons or the bottom line was missing or something else went totally wrong. I just want another arrow.

Try applying following style to your spinner using

style="@style/SpinnerTheme"

//Spinner Style:

<style name="SpinnerTheme" parent="android:Widget.Spinner">
    <item name="android:background">@drawable/bg_spinner</item>
</style>

//bg_spinner.xml Replace the arrow_down_gray with your arrow

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

    <item>

        <layer-list>

            <item>
                <shape>
                    <gradient android:angle="90" android:endColor="#ffffff" android:startColor="#ffffff" android:type="linear" />

                    <stroke android:width="0.33dp" android:color="#0fb1fa" />

                    <corners android:radius="0dp" />

                    <padding android:bottom="3dp" android:left="3dp" android:right="3dp" android:top="3dp" />
                </shape>
            </item>

            <item android:right="5dp">

                <bitmap android:gravity="center_vertical|right" android:src="@drawable/arrow_down_gray" />

            </item>

        </layer-list>

    </item>

</selector>

Add theme to spinner

<Spinner style="@style/SpinnerTheme"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="match_parent"/>

Add spinnerTheme to styles.xml

<style name="SpinnerTheme" parent="android:Widget.Spinner">
    <item name="android:background">@drawable/spinner_background</item>
</style>

Add New -> "Vector Asset" to drawable with e.g. "ic_keyboard_arrow_down_24dp"

Add spinner_background.xml to drawable

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>
        <layer-list>
            <item android:drawable="@drawable/ic_keyboard_arrow_down_24dp" android:gravity="center_vertical|right" android:right="5dp"/>
        </layer-list>
    </item>
</selector>

For this you can use .9 Patch Image and just simply set it in to background.

android:background="@drawable/spin"

Here i'll give you .9patch image. try with this.

Right click on image and click Save Image as

set image name like this : anyname.9.png and hit save.

Enjoy.. Happy Coading. :)

We can manage it by hiding the icon as i did:

<FrameLayout
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">
    <Spinner android:id="@+id/fragment_filter_sp_users"
             android:layout_width="match_parent"
             android:background="@color/colorTransparent"
             android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

    <ImageView
            android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
            android:contentDescription="@null"
            android:layout_marginBottom="@dimen/_5sdp"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:src="@drawable/ic_arrow_bottom"
    />
</FrameLayout>

You need to create custom background like this:

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

    <item>
        <layer-list>
            <item>
                <shape>
                    <gradient android:angle="90" android:endColor="#ffffff" android:startColor="#ffffff" android:type="linear"/>

                    <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#504a4b"/>

                    <corners android:radius="5dp"/>

                    <padding android:bottom="3dp" android:left="3dp" android:right="3dp" android:top="3dp"/>
                </shape>
            </item>
            <item>
                <bitmap android:gravity="bottom|right" android:src="@drawable/drop_down"/> // you can place your dropdown image
            </item>
        </layer-list>
    </item>

</selector>

Then create style for spinner like this:

<style name="spinner_style">
        <item name="android:background">@drawable/YOURCUSTOMBACKGROUND</item>
        <item name="android:layout_marginLeft">5dp</item>
        <item name="android:layout_marginRight">5dp</item>
        <item name="android:layout_marginBottom">5dp</item>
</style>

after that apply this style to your spinner

Have you tried to define a custom background in xml? decreasing the Spinner background width which is doing your arrow look like that.

Define a layer-list with a rectangle background and your custom arrow icon:

    <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/color_white" />
            <corners android:radius="2.5dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item android:right="64dp">
         <bitmap android:gravity="right|center_vertical"  
             android:src="@drawable/custom_spinner_icon">
         </bitmap>
    </item>
</layer-list>

dummy.xml(remember image size should be less)

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
        <item>
            <layer-list android:opacity="transparent">
                <item android:width="60dp" android:gravity="left" android:start="20dp">
                    <bitmap  android:src="@drawable/down_button_dummy_dummy" android:gravity="left"/>
                </item>
            </layer-list>
        </item>
    </selector>

layout file snippet be like

<android.support.v7.widget.CardView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        app:cardUseCompatPadding="true"
        app:cardElevation="5dp"
        >
     <Spinner
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="100dp"
        android:background="@drawable/dummy">

     </Spinner>
    </android.support.v7.widget.CardView>

click to see result layout image

Without Using ANY Drop down Using your Drop Down ICON

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

<item>
    <layer-list>
        <item>
            <shape>
               <gradient android:angle="90" android:endColor="#ffffff" android:startColor="#ffffff" android:type="linear" /><!--For gradient background-->

                <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#FFF" /><!--For Border background-->

                <corners android:radius="0dp" /><!--For background corner-->

                <padding android:bottom="3dp" android:left="3dp" android:right="6dp" android:top="3dp" /><!--For padding for all sides-->
            </shape>
        </item>
        <item>
            <bitmap android:gravity="center|right" android:src="@drawable/ic_down_arrow" /> // Replace with your Icon
          
        </item>
    </layer-list>
</item>

I have had a lot of difficulty with this as I have a custom spinner, if I setBackground then the Drawable would stretch. My solution to this was to add a drawable to the right of the Spinner TextView. Heres a code snippet from my Custom Spinner. The trick is to Override getView and customize the Textview as you wish.

public class NoTextSpinnerArrayAdapter extends ArrayAdapter<String> {

    private String text = "0";

    public NoTextSpinnerArrayAdapter(Context context, int textViewResourceId, List<String> objects) {
        super(context, textViewResourceId, objects);
    }

    public void updateText(String text){
        this.text = text;
        notifyDataSetChanged();
    }

    public String getText(){
        return text;
    }

    @NonNull
    public View getView(int position, View convertView, @NonNull ViewGroup parent) {
        View view = super.getView(position, convertView, parent);
        TextView textView = view.findViewById(android.R.id.text1);
        textView.setCompoundDrawablePadding(16);
        textView.setCompoundDrawablesWithIntrinsicBounds(0, 0, R.drawable.ic_menu_white_24dp, 0);

        textView.setGravity(Gravity.END);
        textView.setText(text);
        return view;
    }
}

You also need to set the Spinner background to transparent:

<lifeunlocked.valueinvestingcheatsheet.views.SelectAgainSpinner
            android:id="@+id/saved_tickers_spinner"
            android:background="@android:color/transparent"
            android:layout_width="60dp"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"
            tools:layout_editor_absoluteX="248dp"
            tools:layout_editor_absoluteY="16dp" />

and my custom spinner if you want it....

public class SelectAgainSpinner extends android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatSpinner {
    public SelectAgainSpinner(Context context) {
        super(context);
    }

    public SelectAgainSpinner(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
    }

    public SelectAgainSpinner(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyle);
    }

    @Override
    public void setPopupBackgroundDrawable(Drawable background) {
        super.setPopupBackgroundDrawable(background);
    }

    @Override
    public void setSelection(int position, boolean animate) {
        boolean sameSelected = position == getSelectedItemPosition();
        super.setSelection(position, animate);
        if (sameSelected) {
            // Spinner does not call the OnItemSelectedListener if the same item is selected, so do it manually now
            if (getOnItemSelectedListener() != null) {
                getOnItemSelectedListener().onItemSelected(this, getSelectedView(), position, getSelectedItemId());
            }
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void setSelection(int position) {
        boolean sameSelected = position == getSelectedItemPosition();
        super.setSelection(position);
        if (sameSelected) {
            // Spinner does not call the OnItemSelectedListener if the same item is selected, so do it manually now
            if (getOnItemSelectedListener() != null) {
                getOnItemSelectedListener().onItemSelected(this, getSelectedView(), position, getSelectedItemId());
            }
        }
    }
}

There is a trick to set the spinner background to a transparent color to hide the default spinner arrow:

<Spinner
    ....
    android:background="@android:color/transparent"/>

Then create a custom spinner resource item (for the closed state); set your arrow drawable to the android:drawableEnd TextView:

spinner_item.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<CheckedTextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@android:id/text1"
    style="?android:attr/spinnerDropDownItemStyle"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:paddingVertical="4dp"
    app:drawableEndCompat="@drawable/chevron_down"
    app:drawableRightCompat="@drawable/chevron_down"
    android:ellipsize="marquee"
    android:singleLine="true"/>

Set that to the adapter:

ArrayAdapter<String> spinnerAdapter = new ArrayAdapter<>(context,
         R.layout.spinner_item, myItems);

I have managed to do the following:

Create this drawable file with this name radio_button_background_drawable

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
    <item>
        <layer-list>
            <item android:drawable="@drawable/vector_down_arrow" android:gravity="end" android:right="5dp" />
        </layer-list>
    </item>
</selector>

Add it to the spinner background:

        <Spinner
            android:id="@+id/id_type_SP"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@drawable/radio_button_background_drawable"
            android:inputType="number"
            tools:ignore="MissingConstraints" />