Android Change background color when clicked

Issue

I'm trying to change the background color of a Button when it is clicked, I can change the background color when I have the Button pressed down when I release the Button the button returns to its default color. I'm not sure where to go from here I have been trying to find a solution to this problem.

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="com.example.game.dice.MainActivity">

    <Button
        android:id="@+id/but1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button 1"
        android:background="@drawable/button_color"
        />
    <Button
        android:id="@+id/but2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="Button 2"
        android:background="@drawable/button_color"/>
</LinearLayout>

`

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_pressed="true"
    android:drawable="@color/button_pressed"/>
<item android:state_focused="true"
    android:drawable="@color/button_focused"/> 
<item android:drawable="@color/button_default"/> 
</selector>

Solution

This is because by default when the button is touched it will take click instead of focus.If you want button to be focused and change its color when pressed add this to your button in xml.

android:focusableInTouchMode="true"

Answered By - Sharath kumar