How to remove button shadow (android)

I want to remove the shadow from the button to make it seem more flat.

I have this right now:

But I want this:

Another alternative is to add

style="?android:attr/borderlessButtonStyle"

to your Button xml as documented here http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/controls/button.html

An example would be

<Button
android:id="@+id/button_send"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="@string/button_send"
android:onClick="sendMessage"
style="?android:attr/borderlessButtonStyle" />

A simpler way to do is adding this tag to your button:

android:stateListAnimator="@null"

though it requires API level 21 or more..

Kotlin

stateListAnimator = null

---

Java

setStateListAnimator(null);

---

XML

android:stateListAnimator="@null"

I use a custom style

<style name="MyButtonStyle" parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Borderless"></style>

Don't forget to add

<item name="android:textAllCaps">false</item>

otherwise the button text will be in UpperCase.

Material desing buttons add to button xml: style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Button.UnelevatedButton"

try : android:stateListAnimator="@null"

Using this as the background for your button might help, change the color to your needs

<?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">
            <solid android:color="@color/app_theme_light" />
            <padding
                android:left="8dp"
                android:top="4dp"
                android:right="8dp"
                android:bottom="4dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
    <item>
        <shape android:shape="rectangle">
            <solid android:color="@color/app_theme_dark" />
            <padding
                android:left="8dp"
                android:top="4dp"
                android:right="8dp"
                android:bottom="4dp" />
        </shape>
    </item>
</selector>

All above answers are great, but I will suggest an other option:

<style name="FlatButtonStyle" parent="Base.Widget.AppCompat.Button">
 <item name="android:stateListAnimator">@null</item>
 <!-- more style custom here --> 
</style>

the @Alt-Cat answer work for me!

R.attr.borderlessButtonStyle doesn't contain shadow.

and the document of button is great.

Also, you can set this style on your custom button, in second constructor.

    public CustomButton(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
		this(context, attrs, R.attr.borderlessButtonStyle);
	}

Instead of a Button, you can use a TextView and add a click listener in the java code.

I.e.

in the activity layout xml:

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/btn_text_view"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"
    android:text="@string/btn_text"
    android:gravity="center"
    android:textColor="@color/colorAccent"
    android:fontFamily="sans-serif-medium"
    android:textAllCaps="true" />

in the activity java file:

TextView btnTextView = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.btn_text_view);
btnTextView.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // handler code
            }
        });

With a custom button; use the style R.style.Widget_AppCompat_Button_Borderless, Kotlin way-

class CSButton @JvmOverloads constructor(
    context: Context,
    attrs: AttributeSet? = null,
    defStyleAttr: Int = R.style.Widget_AppCompat_Button_Borderless
) : AppCompatButton(context, attrs, defStyleAttr)

Simply

 android:elevation="0dp"