Question

I have modified my button to look like a spinner. On the AVD and Graphical layout it appears exactly like a spinner would but on my phone it appears quite different.

Button on the AVD:

Button on my phone:

Can someone tell me why this is happening??

Here is the Button layout in XML:

<Button
    android:id="@+id/datebutton"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginTop="20dp"
    android:hint="@string/datebuttontxt"
    android:onClick="datepicker"
    android:gravity="center"
    style="@android:style/Widget.DeviceDefault.Light.Spinner" /> 

Changing the button background to invisible is not helping.
Also, If I use an actual spinner it would appear correctly, just like it shows on the AVD.

Answer 1

Widget.DeviceDefault.X styles change between different devices, use @android:style/Widget.Holo.X styles to get a consistant look and feel.

In your case:

@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.Spinner