There is a TextView with a static background color and a dynamic (comes from the server on request every 10 seconds) text. How to make a blinking text animation (blinking for n seconds) when it is received? Standard animation through alpha blinks the whole TextView, including the background that doesn’t fit :(

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    I think it will be easier to put a TextView in a container, and set the background at the container, and animate TextView itself - Vladyslav Matviienko
  • Write the answer;) - Flippy

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Try this:

TextView myText = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.myText ); Animation anim = new AlphaAnimation(0.0f, 1.0f); anim.setDuration(50); anim.setStartOffset(20); anim.setRepeatMode(Animation.REVERSE); anim.setRepeatCount(Animation.INFINITE); myText.startAnimation(anim);

    ^ put the TextView in the container, and set the background at the container, and animate the TextView itself. It really turned out to be easier :)