Android layout shadow without 9 patch

Applying shadows to android layouts without using a 9-patch on android 4.3 and below! (4.4 changed toast design)

Using a 9-patch is (sometimes) too much of a pain in the buttocks, when all you want is just a simple shadow, CSS has it, so why doesn't android??? Grrrrr...!

I found a hack.

While working on Mr.Query, I was looking for a built-in android icon because I was too lazy to design a new one.

Then, I stumbled upon:
                android:background="@android:drawable/toast_frame"

                android:background="@android:drawable/dialog_frame"

I tried it on a few different layouts and buttons, and it's not bad!

Here are a few examples:

<TextView
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:text="I am a simple textview with a shadow"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:textSize="18sp"
            android:padding="16dp"
            android:textColor="#fff"
            android:background="@android:drawable/toast_frame"
            />

    <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="64dp"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:background="@android:drawable/toast_frame"
            android:padding="4dp"
            >
        <Button
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                android:text="Button shadow"
                android:background="#33b5e5"
                android:textSize="24sp"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                android:textColor="#fff"
                android:layout_gravity="center|bottom"
                />

    </LinearLayout>

    <LinearLayout
            android:layout_height="64dp"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:gravity="center"
            android:background="@android:drawable/toast_frame"
            android:padding="4dp"
            >
        <TextView
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                android:text="color textView with LinearLayout shadow"
                android:background="#f2eee8"
                android:textSize="18sp"
                android:padding="4dp"
                android:textColor="#111"
                android:layout_gravity="center|bottom"
                />

    </LinearLayout>

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