Draw circle in android xml file.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14209725/how-can-i-draw-circle-in-android-xml-file

You need to create a shape drawable in the drawable folder that looks something like: <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:shape="oval" > <gradient android:startColor="#FFFF0000" android:endColor="#80FF00FF" android:angle="270"/> </shape> (For this example I have saved the drawable as circle.xml and it will have a gradient fill) Then in your layout you need to define a view and set the shape as the background: <View android:layout_width="50dp" android:layout_height="50dp" android:background="@drawable/circle"/> The View defines the size and dimensions of the shape.