SwipeRefreshLayout behind ActionBar

Question

When using a SwipeRefreshLayout in combination with a overlay mode ActionBar, the loading animation will be displayed behind the actionbar, making it almost invisible.

Answer 1

EDIT

This was the best solution before the v21 of the appcompat-v7 library. If you're using v21 or newer, please check the approved answer. In case you're using appcompat-v7 < 21 API this would still help you.

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You can fix this easily by copying the SwipeRefreshLayout (and its dependencies) into your project and change where the progress bar is displayed, adding a top margin.

To make it easy for everyone I released a library with the margin implemented. Take a look at this: https://github.com/Naroh091/SwipeRefreshLayoutOverlay

Hope it helps!