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From: xbzk <xbzk@eden-emu.dev>
Date: Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:29:59 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] [android, ui] remove the wash (white tint) of focused game
 cards (#4285)
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This removes the ugly wash from focused game cards, without removing the interaction's cool ripple effects.
I've stumbled upon a reddit complaining about it, and in fact i always hated it but hadn't realized yet.

It happens to any layout.
Joypad users notice more since navigation consists on focusing cards.
Carousel users notice even more coz cards are bigger and always focused.

Border is more than enough to highlight a card, and we want to cherish colors just like creator artists wanted it to be, right?

No chance of bugs. No chance of disagreement (¬¬).
Approve it already so Youtube videos with carousel thumbs get prettier earlier ^^.

Reviewed-on: https://git.eden-emu.dev/eden-emu/eden/pulls/4285
Reviewed-by: Samuel <lizzie@eden-emu.dev>
Reviewed-by: MaranBr <maranbr@eden-emu.dev>
---
 src/android/app/src/main/res/color/game_card_ripple.xml   | 8 ++++++++
 .../app/src/main/res/layout-land/card_game_carousel.xml   | 1 +
 .../app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_carousel.xml        | 1 +
 src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid.xml    | 1 +
 .../app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid_compact.xml    | 1 +
 src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_list.xml    | 1 +
 6 files changed, 13 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 src/android/app/src/main/res/color/game_card_ripple.xml

diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/color/game_card_ripple.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/color/game_card_ripple.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..84a5dab29e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/color/game_card_ripple.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:color="?attr/colorControlHighlight" />
+    <item android:state_focused="true" android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
+    <item android:state_selected="true" android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
+    <item android:state_hovered="true" android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
+    <item android:color="@android:color/transparent" />
+</selector>
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout-land/card_game_carousel.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout-land/card_game_carousel.xml
index 4d8e5fd148..866b189042 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout-land/card_game_carousel.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout-land/card_game_carousel.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     android:clipChildren="true"
     android:layout_margin="0dp"
     app:cardBackgroundColor="@color/eden_card_background"
+    app:rippleColor="@color/game_card_ripple"
     app:strokeWidth="1dp"
     app:strokeColor="@color/eden_border">
 
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_carousel.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_carousel.xml
index 424d6cadde..4e92a3e209 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_carousel.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_carousel.xml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     app:cardCornerRadius="16dp"
     app:cardPreventCornerOverlap="true"
     android:clipChildren="true"
+    app:rippleColor="@color/game_card_ripple"
     android:layout_margin="4dp">
 
     <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid.xml
index 647f3235c8..69e1919f1c 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         android:focusable="true"
         android:transitionName="card_game"
         app:cardCornerRadius="16dp"
+        app:rippleColor="@color/game_card_ripple"
         android:foreground="@color/eden_border_gradient_start">
 
         <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid_compact.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid_compact.xml
index 5752c9828a..5a86cf6899 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid_compact.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_grid_compact.xml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
         android:focusable="true"
         android:transitionName="card_game_compact"
         app:cardCornerRadius="16dp"
+        app:rippleColor="@color/game_card_ripple"
         android:foreground="@color/eden_border_gradient_start">
 
         <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout
diff --git a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_list.xml b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_list.xml
index 02aa446e32..8612b51752 100644
--- a/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_list.xml
+++ b/src/android/app/src/main/res/layout/card_game_list.xml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
     app:cardCornerRadius="16dp"
     app:cardElevation="0dp"
     app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/transparent"
+    app:rippleColor="@color/game_card_ripple"
     app:strokeWidth="0dp">
 
     <androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout