How to change progress bar's progress color in Android

I'm sorry that it's not the answer, but what's driving the requirement setting it from code ? And .setProgressDrawable should work if it's defined correctly

<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

<item android:id="@android:id/background">
    <shape>
        <corners android:radius="5dip" />
        <gradient
                android:startColor="#ff9d9e9d"
                android:centerColor="#ff5a5d5a"
                android:centerY="0.75"
                android:endColor="#ff747674"
                android:angle="270"
        />
    </shape>
</item>

<item android:id="@android:id/secondaryProgress">
    <clip>
        <shape>
            <corners android:radius="5dip" />
            <gradient
                    android:startColor="#80ffd300"
                    android:centerColor="#80ffb600"
                    android:centerY="0.75"
                    android:endColor="#a0ffcb00"
                    android:angle="270"
            />
        </shape>
    </clip>
</item>

<item android:id="@android:id/progress">
    <clip>
        <shape>
            <corners
                android:radius="5dip" />
            <gradient
                android:startColor="@color/progress_start"
                android:endColor="@color/progress_end"
                android:angle="270" 
            />
        </shape>
    </clip>
</item>

</layer-list>

All API

if use all API just create the theme in style

style.xml

<resources>

    //...

    <style name="progressBarBlue" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat">
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/blue</item>
    </style>

</resources>

and use in progress

<ProgressBar
    ...
    android:theme="@style/progressBarBlue" />

API level 21 and higher

if used in API level 21 and higher just use this code:

<ProgressBar
   //...
   android:indeterminate="true"
   android:indeterminateTintMode="src_atop"
   android:indeterminateTint="@color/secondary"/>

This works for me. It also works for lower version too. Add this to your syles.xml

<style name="ProgressBarTheme" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="colorAccent">@color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>

And use it like this in xml

<ProgressBar
  android:layout_width="wrap_content"
  android:layout_height="wrap_content"
  android:theme="@style/ProgressBarTheme"
   />

THis is what i did. Worked.

ProgressBar:

<ProgressBar
            android:id="@+id/progressBar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_weight="4"
            android:indeterminateDrawable="@drawable/progressdrawable"
           />

progressdrawable.xml:
Here use gradient to change colour as you like. And android:toDegrees="X" increse the value of X and progressbar rotate fast. Decrease and it rotate slow.Customize according to your needs.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
     <rotate xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
            android:duration="4000"
            android:fromDegrees="0"
            android:pivotX="50%"
            android:pivotY="50%"
            android:toDegrees="360" >

            <shape
                android:innerRadius="20dp"
                android:shape="ring"
                android:thickness="4dp"
                android:useLevel="false" >
                <size
                    android:height="48dp"
                    android:width="48dp" />

                <gradient
                    android:centerColor="#80ec7e2a"
                    android:centerY="0.5"
                    android:endColor="#ffec7e2a"
                    android:startColor="#00ec7e2a"
                    android:type="sweep"
                    android:useLevel="false" />
            </shape>

        </rotate>

sample:

Trust me, the easiest solution is just paste this inside progressBar :

android:indeterminateTint="@android:color/white"

Add in ProgressBar inside of Xml

For SDK ver 21 and above

android:indeterminateTint="@color/red"

Simplest Solution if you want to change the colour in the layout xml file, use the below code and use indeterminateTint property for your desired color.

    <ProgressBar
      android:id="@+id/progressBar"
      style="?android:attr/progressBarStyle"
      android:layout_width="wrap_content"
      android:indeterminate="true"
      android:indeterminateTintMode="src_atop"
      android:indeterminateTint="#ddbd4e"
      android:layout_height="wrap_content"
      android:layout_marginBottom="20dp"
      android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
      android:layout_centerHorizontal="true" />

The most simple way of changing the foreground and background colour of a progress bar is

<ProgressBar
                        style="@android:style/Widget.ProgressBar.Horizontal"
                        android:id="@+id/pb_main"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="8dp"
                        android:progress="30"
                        android:progressTint="#82e9de"
                        android:progressBackgroundTint="#82e9de"
                        />

just add

                        android:progressTint="#82e9de" //for foreground colour
                        android:progressBackgroundTint="#82e9de" //for background colour

To change horizontal ProgressBar color (in kotlin):

fun tintHorizontalProgress(progress: ProgressBar, @ColorInt color: Int = ContextCompat.getColor(progress.context, R.color.colorPrimary)){
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
        progress.progressTintList = ColorStateList.valueOf(color)
    } else{
        val layerDrawable = progress.progressDrawable as? LayerDrawable
        val progressDrawable = layerDrawable?.findDrawableByLayerId(android.R.id.progress)
        progressDrawable?.setColorFilter(color, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP)
    }
}

To change indeterminate ProgressBar color:

fun tintIndeterminateProgress(progress: ProgressBar, @ColorInt color: Int = ContextCompat.getColor(progress.context, R.color.colorPrimary)){
    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
        progress.indeterminateTintList = ColorStateList.valueOf(color)
    } else {
        (progress.indeterminateDrawable as? LayerDrawable)?.apply {
            if (numberOfLayers >= 2) {
                setId(0, android.R.id.progress)
                setId(1, android.R.id.secondaryProgress)
                val progressDrawable = findDrawableByLayerId(android.R.id.progress).mutate()
                progressDrawable.setColorFilter(color, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_ATOP)
            }
        }
    }
}

And it finally normally tint pre-lollipop progressBars

Simply use:

DrawableCompat.setTint(progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable(),yourColor)

simply use:

PorterDuff.Mode mode = PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN;
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT <= Build.VERSION_CODES.GINGERBREAD_MR1) {
    mode = PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY;
}

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
    progressBar.setProgressTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED));
    progressBar.setProgressBackgroundTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED));
} else {
    Drawable progressDrawable;
    progressDrawable = (progressBar.isIndeterminate() ? progressBar.getIndeterminateDrawable() : progressBar.getProgressDrawable()).mutate();
    progressDrawable.setColorFilter(context.getResources().getColor(Color.RED), mode);
    progressBar.setProgressDrawable(progressDrawable);
}

Horizontal progress bar custom material style :

To change color of background and progress of horizontal progress bar.

<style name="MyProgressBar" parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ProgressBar.Horizontal">
    <item name="android:progressBackgroundTint">#69f0ae</item>
    <item name="android:progressTint">#b71c1c</item>
    <item name="android:minWidth">200dp</item>
</style>

Apply it to progress bar by setting style attribute, for custom material styles and custom progress bar check http://www.zoftino.com/android-progressbar-and-custom-progressbar-examples

ProgressBar freeRamPb = findViewById(R.id.free_ram_progress_bar);

freeRamPb.getProgressDrawable().setColorFilter(
Color.BLUE, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

For default ( indeterminate )

add

android:indeterminateTint="@color/white"

for determinate

progressBar.getProgressDrawable().setColorFilter(
    Color.RED, android.graphics.PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

Since method public void setColorFilter(@ColorInt int color, @NonNull PorterDuff.Mode mode) is deprecated, I use such form:

progressBar.indeterminateDrawable.colorFilter =
            PorterDuffColorFilter(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.black), PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN)

If any one want to change color programmatically:

progressBar.progressTintList = ColorStateList.valueOf(Color.RED)

It seems that an indeterminate linear progress indicator can be made multicolor in newer versions of material design library.

Making animation type of the progress bar contiguous achieves this.

• In the layout with this attribute:

  app:indeterminateAnimationType
  

• or programmatically with this method:

  setIndeterminateAnimationType()
  

Refer here for more info.

I know I am late but this is the easiest solution if you only want to change the color of your progress bar, In your theme, simply add,

@color/your_color

colorSecondary will change you progress color throughout.