material-components/material-components-android · error · IllegalArgumentException

Cannot set framework drawable as indeterminate drawable.

Error message

Cannot set framework drawable as indeterminate drawable.

What it means

BaseProgressIndicator.setIndeterminateDrawable requires an IndeterminateDrawable once the indicator is initialized; anything else throws IllegalArgumentException because Material's indeterminate animation delegates drive the drawable and a framework drawable cannot participate. The uninitialized branch exists only for the super constructor path.

Source

Thrown at lib/java/com/google/android/material/progressindicator/BaseProgressIndicator.java:431

      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Cannot set framework drawable as progress drawable.");
    }
  }

  /**
   * Sets a new indeterminate drawable. It has to inherit from {@link IndeterminateDrawable}.
   *
   * @param drawable The new indeterminate drawable.
   * @throws IllegalArgumentException if a framework drawable is passed in.
   */
  @Override
  public void setIndeterminateDrawable(@Nullable Drawable drawable) {
    if (drawable instanceof IndeterminateDrawable) {
      ((DrawableWithAnimatedVisibilityChange) drawable).hideNow();
      super.setIndeterminateDrawable(drawable);
    } else if (!initialized) {
      super.setIndeterminateDrawable(drawable);
    } else {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(
          "Cannot set framework drawable as indeterminate drawable.");
    }
  }

  @Nullable
  @Override
  public DeterminateDrawable<S> getProgressDrawable() {
    return (DeterminateDrawable<S>) super.getProgressDrawable();
  }

  @Nullable
  @Override
  public IndeterminateDrawable<S> getIndeterminateDrawable() {
    return (IndeterminateDrawable<S>) super.getIndeterminateDrawable();
  }

  /**
   * Returns whether or not this view is currently displayed in window, based on whether it is

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Solutions

1. Remove custom indeterminate drawables; configure indeterminate appearance via indicator attributes (indicatorColor, indeterminateAnimationType, etc.)
2. If swapping drawables programmatically, only pass IndeterminateDrawable instances built for this indicator
3. Fall back to a standard ProgressBar when a custom indeterminate drawable is mandatory

Example fix

<!-- before -->
<com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
    android:indeterminateDrawable="@drawable/spin_animation" ... />
<!-- after -->
<com.google.android.material.progressindicator.CircularProgressIndicator
    app:indicatorColor="@color/brand"
    app:indeterminateAnimationType="contiguous" ... />

fun isSafeIndeterminateDrawable(d: Drawable?): Boolean = d is IndeterminateDrawable

catch (e: IllegalArgumentException) { Log.e(TAG, "Rejected framework indeterminate drawable", e) }

When it happens

Trigger: Calling setIndeterminateDrawable(drawable) with a framework AnimationDrawable or custom Drawable on an initialized LinearProgressIndicator/CircularProgressIndicator.

Common situations: Reusing code that customized android:indeterminateDrawable on ProgressBar; XML android:indeterminateDrawable with a non-Material drawable on a Material indicator.

Related errors

• Cannot set framework drawable as progress drawable.
• The component's visibility must be one of VISIBLE, INVISIBLE
• indicatorColors cannot be empty when indicatorColor is not u
• indicatorTrackGapSize must be >= 0.
• Cannot change indeterminate animation type while the progres

AI-assisted analysis of material-components/material-components-android@ac7e18efee (2026-08-14). Data as JSON: /api/errors/297334ed778bd611. Report an issue: GitHub.