Question

I want to show a progress dialog when my activity is busy preparing something.

The problem is i just want the progress wheel being shown NOT the dialog screen with it.

Currently am showing a progress dialog with the black dialog on which the progress wheel spinning.

Take the image as a reference.(bottom right corner).

Answer 1

The following code will add a progress bar without the dialog at the bottom of the activity:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
 <RelativeLayout
  xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
  android:layout_width="fill_parent"
  android:background="@drawable/splashscreen"
  android:gravity="center_horizontal" 
  android:layout_height="match_parent" 
  android:orientation="vertical">
  <ProgressBar
     android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" 
     android:layout_marginBottom="24dp"
     android:layout_width="32dip"
     android:layout_height="32dip">
  </ProgressBar>      
</RelativeLayout>