android.com switch,How can I style an Android Switch?

You can define the drawables that are used for the background, and the switcher part like this:

android:layout_width="wrap_content"

android:layout_height="wrap_content"

android:thumb="@drawable/switch_thumb"

android:track="@drawable/switch_bg" />

Now you need to create a selector that defines the different states for the switcher drawable.

Here the copies from the Android sources:

This defines the thumb drawable, the image that is moved over the background. There are four ninepatch images used for the slider:

The deactivated version (xhdpi version that Android is using)

The pressed slider:

The activated slider (on state):

The default version (off state):

There are also three different states for the background that are defined in the following selector:

The deactivated version:

The focused version:

And the default version:

To have a styled switch just create this two selectors, set them to your Switch View and then change the seven images to your desired style.