How to mimic the Material-design raised button style, even for pre-Lollipop (minus the special effects)?

Question

Google has shown some nice ways that buttons are shown on Lollipop here.

I\'m talking about both the raised and the flat buttons.

How can I mimic them on pre

Answer 1

I'm working on a material compatibility library. I wrote my own Button class with material-like styles, animated shadows and the touch ripple effect. Although it's not perfect yet, You can try it here.