CheckBoxPreference misses Lollipop style click animation

[jenzz]

Title says it all...

[jenzz]

Note: The official SwitchCompat widget doesn't animate either...

[msutherland4807]

I've found a good workaround for these issues is to create a xml-v21 with XML that mirrors your preferences with their native counterparts

[jenzz]

Sure, @msutherland4807. However, that would enable animations on Lollipop only, so it's not really backward-compatible.
Also, I personally don't like to maintain two almost identical preferences.xml files. My idea of this little library was to have one XML file that provides consistent Material design widgets across all API levels.

I'm still hoping for an update to the AppCompat library which backports some of these things and also moves widgets like TintCheckBox out of the internal package into public scope.

[msutherland4807]

Agreed entirely. I also just noticed that the new Nova Launcher material beta has animations on it's Switches (but not CheckBoxes), perhaps that could help with this. I'll look into the apk when I get a chance