Is it possible to set the transparency of a view in Android?

Question

I would like to change the transparency of a whole View in Android. How can I do that? The View has a nontransparent background.

So if it's the main screen you want to be able to see the android home page or you want all the containers less transparent and the background same transparency? — weakwire, Jul 14 '10 at 12:55
possible duplicate of [How to Set Opacity (Alpha) for View in Android](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2838757/how-to-set-opacity-alpha-for-view-in-android) — Ry-, Aug 23 '12 at 04:09

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 16 '15 at 11:55

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Since API Version 11 it is possible to set the opacity of a view with setAlpha().

For older Versions it may be possible with the NineOldAndroids backport of View property animations.

edited Jul 16 '15 at 11:55

BladeCoder

answered Dec 04 '12 at 10:22

Janusz

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Aug 23 '12 at 04:09

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edited Aug 23 '12 at 04:09

Ry-

answered Jul 14 '10 at 12:55

Paul Grime

That is only possible if I use a Color as a background. What if I use a drawable? I could always change the alpha of png that is shown as the background manually but that seems to be a bad solution for some cases. – Janusz Jul 14 '10 at 13:16

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