Android highlight an imagebutton when clicked

Question

I am using an ImageButton. But I don get the highlight when clicked. I googled and many suggested to use selector where another image is displayed. Is there any way

Answer 1

You can simply use android:foreground for your View to achieve clickable effect:

android:foreground="?android:attr/selectableItemBackground"

For use with dark theme add also theme to your layout (to make clickable effect clear):

android:theme="@android:style/ThemeOverlay.Material.Dark"