I am using .NET MAUI and I would like to have the same button functionality on all platforms however, I can't seem to get the code right for android. I have tried the following platform specific codes to get my desired results, but none are working:

androidButton.Foreground = null;
androidButton.SetBackgroundResource(Android.Graphics.Color.Transparent);
androidButton.SetBackgroundColor(Android.Graphics.Color.Transparent);
androidButton.StateListAnimator = null;

Nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

I am using .NET MAUI and I would like to have the same button functionality on all platforms however, I can't seem to get the code right for android. I have tried the following platform specific codes to get my desired results, but none are working:

androidButton.Foreground = null;
androidButton.SetBackgroundResource(Android.Graphics.Color.Transparent);
androidButton.SetBackgroundColor(Android.Graphics.Color.Transparent);
androidButton.StateListAnimator = null;

Nothing seems to work. Any ideas?

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• Did you want to remove the click ripple effect on the Android? I tested your code and the quickly click effect has been removed, but the ripple effect still showed when I pressed the button and released slowly. – Liyun Zhang - MSFT Commented Mar 28 at 2:19
• Yes, I want to remove the ripple completely. I need tapping a button on all platforms to be like triggering a label's tap gesture. There should be no tap effects other than the ones defined in my shared application code. @LiyunZhang-MSFT – Bryson Commented Mar 28 at 11:20
• Have you thought of making your own button using TapGestureRecognizer or equivalent? – Stephen Quan Commented Mar 29 at 8:02
• Is your project .Net Android project not .Net Maui project? I test with maui 8.0 and the button's android platform view is Google.Android.Material.Button.MaterialButton. – Liyun Zhang - MSFT Commented Mar 31 at 7:55
• @StephenQuan I need to access the pressed and released events available on the button – Bryson Commented Mar 31 at 14:33

2 Answers 2

Assuming by "Platform Button Effects" you meant the Button's Ripple effect on Android.

To disable the ripple effect on Android, you’ll need to take the following steps:

✅ 1. Remove Any Visual State Styling

Make sure you remove any styling that might be applied to the button, especially styles that include VisualStateManager settings.

In the default MAUI template, Styles.xaml often includes a button style that defines visual states (like Pressed, Disabled, etc.). You can:

• Remove that style completely, or
• Remove any styles applied to the Button that use VisualStateManager.

✅ 2. Add a Custom Mapping to Disable Ripple Effect

You can add a custom handler mapping at app startup to override the Android MaterialButton ripple effect. Place this in your MauiProgram.cs:

using Android.Graphics;
using Android.Content.Res;

...

ButtonHandler.Mapper.AppendToMapping("RemoveRippleEffect", (handler, view) =>
{
#if ANDROID
      handler.PlatformView.RippleColor = handler.PlatformView.RippleColor = Android.Content.Res.ColorStateList.ValueOf(Android.Graphics.Color.Transparent);

#endif
});

You can build a custom button using the following pattern. The Button has top-level Z-order so it can process all user events such as Pressed and Released. However, all visual behavior is hidden, because Opacity="0". Instead, the visual aspect is controled by the Border and Label. The placement of everything inside a Grid means that everything is spatially aligned.

<Grid HorizontalOptions="Center" WidthRequest="300">
    <Border x:Name="CounterBtnBorder" StrokeShape="RoundRectangle 25,0,0,25">
        <Label
            x:Name="CounterBtnLabel"
            x:DataType="Button"
            BindingContext="{Reference CounterBtn}"
            HorizontalOptions="Center"
            Text="{Binding Text}"
            VerticalOptions="Center" />
    </Border>
    <Button
        x:Name="CounterBtn"
        Clicked="OnCounterClicked"
        Opacity="0"
        SemanticProperties.Hint="Counts the number of times you click"
        Text="Click me">
        <VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
            <VisualStateGroupList>
                <VisualStateGroup x:Name="CommonStates">
                    <VisualState x:Name="Normal" />
                    <VisualState x:Name="PointerOver">
                        <VisualState.Setters>
                            <Setter TargetName="CounterBtnBorder" Property="BackgroundColor" Value="SkyBlue" />
                        </VisualState.Setters>
                    </VisualState>
                    <VisualState x:Name="Pressed">
                        <VisualState.Setters>
                            <Setter TargetName="CounterBtnBorder" Property="BackgroundColor" Value="Orange" />
                        </VisualState.Setters>
                    </VisualState>
                </VisualStateGroup>
            </VisualStateGroupList>
        </VisualStateManager.VisualStateGroups>
    </Button>
</Grid>

If necessary, we can make the Border and/or Label react to Pressed and IsPointerOver visual states.