animate.kt

fun View.flickerAnimation() {
    AnimatorInflater.loadAnimator(this.context, R.animator.cycle_alpha_animator).apply {
        setTarget(this)
        start()
    }
}

cycle_alpha_animator.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<objectAnimator xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:duration="100"
    android:propertyName="alpha"
    android:repeatCount="4"
    android:repeatMode="restart"
    android:valueFrom="0"
    android:valueTo="1"/>