How to use setImageTintList() on Android API < 21

Question

imgView.setImageTintList(getResources()
      .getColorStateList(R.color.my_clr_selector));

It says 'Call requires API level 21'.

How can I make it work on Android devices below API 21?

I can make it work by using ImageView#setColorFilter() but I prefer to use a ColorStateList to set tint.

Answer 1

You should use ImageViewCompat#setImageTintList() to achieve this. On API 21+, it will use ImageView#setImageTintList() as you would expect... and on older platform versions, it will delegate to AppCompatImageView which provides a backported implementation.

ColorStateList csl = AppCompatResources.getColorStateList(context, R.color.my_color_state_list);
ImageViewCompat.setImageTintList(imageView, csl);

Answer 2

This is now available in Support Library 25.4.0. See Link

ImageViewCompat.setImageTintList(imageView, colorStateList)