How to implement scrollbar with thumb for fast scrolling
ListView thumb support:
ListView vList = ...;vList.setFastScrollEnabled(true);
GridView thumb support:
GridView vGrid = ...;vGrid .setFastScrollEnabled(true);
Your can also divide content into sections. In order to to that the adapter must implement following interface:
android.widget.SectionIndexer
See this answer. It gives details about how to customize the look of the fast scroll thumb on API level >= 11.