progressdialog - Android Google Sign In is flashing a small empty white box while signing in a user

Question

Basically, Android Google Sign In is flashing a small empty white box after the user presses the sign in button and before Google finishes the sign in process. This all happens pretty fast but I would like to get rid of the white box. I assume this white box is a failed attempt to show a progress bar.

Edit: Adding a graphical recreation of what is happening...

I'm testing on Samsung Tab 3.

This problem does not include the situation where the user is signing in for the first time or after access has been revoked.

  GoogleSignInOptions gso = new GoogleSignInOptions.Builder(GoogleSignInOptions.DEFAULT_SIGN_IN)
      .requestEmail()
      .requestIdToken(getString(R.string.google_server_client_id))
      .build();

  // google login stuff
  googlebutton = (com.google.android.gms.common.SignInButton) findViewById(R.id.googlebutton);
  googlebutton.setOnClickListener(this);
  googlebutton.setStyle(SignInButton.SIZE_STANDARD, SignInButton.COLOR_LIGHT);
  // Build GoogleApiClient with access to basic profile
  mGoogleApiClient = new GoogleApiClient.Builder(this)
      .enableAutoManage(this /* FragmentActivity */, this /* OnConnectionFailedListener */)
      .addApi(Auth.GOOGLE_SIGN_IN_API, gso)
      .build();

and the sign in function...

private void gSignIn() {
  Intent signInIntent = Auth.GoogleSignInApi.getSignInIntent(mGoogleApiClient);
  startActivityForResult(signInIntent, RC_SIGN_IN);
}

Ideally, I would like to restore the normal progress bar behaviour.

Here is my gradle...

apply plugin: 'com.android.application'

android {
    compileSdkVersion 23
    buildToolsVersion '23.0.0'

    defaultConfig {
        applicationId "xxxxxxxxx"
        minSdkVersion 17
        targetSdkVersion 23
        versionCode 1
        versionName "1.0"
    }
    buildTypes {
        release {
            minifyEnabled true
            proguardFiles getDefaultProguardFile('proguard-android.txt'), 'proguard-rules.pro'
        }
    }
}

dependencies {
    compile fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:23.0.1'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-identity:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-plus:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-auth:8.4.0'
    //compile 'com.google.android.gms:play-services:8.4.0'
    compile 'com.facebook.android:facebook-android-sdk:4.1.0'
    compile 'com.android.support:design:23.0.1'
}

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/34599990/android-google-sign-in-is-flashing-a-small-empty-white-box-while-signing-in-a-us

Answer 1

Try this not sure: It is nothing but just a label you have applied to that activity in manifest, remove this from that activity

android:label="@string/app_name"

OR check you layout file does there exist some empty view which is getting visible. Thank you.