Applying style to your view (button in this case) dynamically is pretty easy. All you have to do is place the following in your layout folder (res/layout) Let's call this file : buttonstyle.xml <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> < selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <item android:state_pressed="true" > <shape> <solid android:color="#449def" /> <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#2f6699" /> <corners android:radius="3dp" /> <padding android:left="10dp" android:top="10dp" android:right="10dp" android:bottom="10dp" /> </shape> </item> <item> <shape> <gradient android:startColor="#449def