How to hide underbar in EditText

Question

How can I hide the EditText underbar (the prompt line with little serifs at the ends)?

There might be a better way to do what I want: I have a layout with an EditTe

Answer 1

Using either property:

android:background="@null"

OR

android:background="@android:color/transparent"

worked for me to hide the underline of the EditText.

However, do note that it then causes a spacing issue with the TextInputLayout that I've surrounding the EditText