Android Change Toolbar color in Appcompat 21

Change Toolbar color in Appcompat 21

提问by user2410644

I am testing out the new Appcompat 21 Material Design features. Therefore I've created a Toolbar like this:

I am testing out the new Appcompat 21 Material Design features. Therefore I've created a Toolbar like this:

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/activity_my_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar"/>

and included it in my main layout file.

and included it in my main layout file.

Then I've set it as supportActionBar like that:

Then I've set it as supportActionBar like that:

Toolbar toolBar = (Toolbar)findViewById(R.id.activity_my_toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolBar);

It's working, but somehow I can't quite figure out how to customize the toolbar. It's grey and the text on it is black. How should I change background and text color?

It's working, but somehow I can't quite figure out how to customize the toolbar. It's grey and the text on it is black. How should I change background and text color?

I've gone through this instructions:

I've gone through this instructions:

http://android-developers.blogspot.de/2014/10/appcompat-v21-material-design-for-pre.html

http://android-developers.blogspot.de/2014/10/appcompat-v21-material-design-for-pre.html

What have I overseen to change colors?

What have I overseen to change colors?

 <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="android:windowActionBar" tools:ignore="NewApi">false</item>
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
</style>

EDIT:

EDIT:

I was able to change the background color by adding these lines of code to the theme:

I was able to change the background color by adding these lines of code to the theme:

<item name="colorPrimary">@color/actionbar</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/actionbar_dark</item>

But they won't affect the text color. What am I missing? Instead of the black text and black menu button, I'd rather prefer a white text and white menu buttons:

But they won't affect the text color. What am I missing? Instead of the black text and black menu button, I'd rather prefer a white text and white menu buttons:

回答by tyczj

again this is all in the link you supplied

again this is all in the link you supplied

to change the text to white all you have to do is change the theme.

to change the text to white all you have to do is change the theme.

use this theme

use this theme

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="@+id/activity_my_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
    app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"/>

回答by Gabriele Mariotti

UPDATE 12/11/2019: Material Components Library

UPDATE 12/11/2019: Material Components Library

With the Material Components and Androidx libraries you can use:

With the Material Components and Androidx libraries you can use:

• the android:backgroundattribute in the layout:

  <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
      android:id="@+id/toolbar"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
      android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
  

• apply the default style: style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary"or customize the style inheriting from it:

  <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
      android:id="@+id/toolbar"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
      style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary"
  

• override the default color using the android:themeattribute:

  <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
      android:id="@+id/toolbar"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
      android:theme="@style/MyThemeOverlay_Toolbar"
  

• the android:backgroundattribute in the layout:

  <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
      android:id="@+id/toolbar"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
      android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
  

• apply the default style: style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary"or customize the style inheriting from it:

  <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
      android:id="@+id/toolbar"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
      style="@style/Widget.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary"
  

• override the default color using the android:themeattribute:

  <com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
      android:id="@+id/toolbar"
      android:layout_width="match_parent"
      android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
      android:theme="@style/MyThemeOverlay_Toolbar"
  

with:

with:

  <style name="MyThemeOverlay_Toolbar" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
    <item name="android:textColorPrimary">....</item>
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/.....
    <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/....</item>
  </style>

OLD: Support libraries:
You can use a app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"theme as suggested in other answers, but you can also use a solution like this:

OLD: Support libraries:
You can use a app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"theme as suggested in other answers, but you can also use a solution like this:

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    style="@style/HeaderBar"
    app:theme="@style/ActionBarThemeOverlay"
    app:popupTheme="@style/ActionBarPopupThemeOverlay"/>

And you can have the full control of your ui elements with these styles:

And you can have the full control of your ui elements with these styles:

<style name="ActionBarThemeOverlay" parent="">
    <item name="android:textColorPrimary">#fff</item>
    <item name="colorControlNormal">#fff</item>
    <item name="colorControlHighlight">#3fff</item>
</style>

<style name="HeaderBar">
    <item name="android:background">?colorPrimary</item>
</style>

<style name="ActionBarPopupThemeOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" >
    <item name="android:background">@android:color/white</item>
    <item name="android:textColor">#000</item>
</style>

回答by Herry

Hey if you want to apply Material theme for only android 5.0 then you can add this theme in it

Hey if you want to apply Material theme for only android 5.0 then you can add this theme in it

<style name="AppHomeTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light">

        <!-- customize the color palette -->
        <item name="android:colorPrimary">@color/blue_dark_bg</item>
        <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">@color/blue_status_bar</item>
        <item name="android:colorAccent">@color/blue_color_accent</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">@android:color/white</item>
        <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@android:color/white</item>
        <item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">@android:color/black</item>
    </style> 

Here below line is responsibly for text color of Actionbar of Material design.

Here below line is responsibly for text color of Actionbar of Material design.

<item name="android:textColorPrimary">@android:color/white</item>

回答by Michael Kern

You can set a custom toolbaritem color dynamically by creating a custom toolbar class:

You can set a custom toolbaritem color dynamically by creating a custom toolbar class:

package view;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.ColorFilter;
import android.graphics.PorterDuff;
import android.graphics.PorterDuffColorFilter;
import android.support.v7.internal.view.menu.ActionMenuItemView;
import android.support.v7.widget.ActionMenuView;
import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AutoCompleteTextView;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class CustomToolbar extends Toolbar{

    public CustomToolbar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr) {
        super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    public CustomToolbar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs) {
        super(context, attrs);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
    }

    public CustomToolbar(Context context) {
        super(context);
        // TODO Auto-generated constructor stub
        ctxt = context;
    }

    int itemColor;
    Context ctxt;

    @Override 
    protected void onLayout(boolean changed, int l, int t, int r, int b) {
        Log.d("LL", "onLayout");
        super.onLayout(changed, l, t, r, b);
        colorizeToolbar(this, itemColor, (Activity) ctxt);
    } 

    public void setItemColor(int color){
        itemColor = color;
        colorizeToolbar(this, itemColor, (Activity) ctxt);
    }



    /**
     * Use this method to colorize toolbar icons to the desired target color
     * @param toolbarView toolbar view being colored
     * @param toolbarIconsColor the target color of toolbar icons
     * @param activity reference to activity needed to register observers
     */
    public static void colorizeToolbar(Toolbar toolbarView, int toolbarIconsColor, Activity activity) {
        final PorterDuffColorFilter colorFilter
                = new PorterDuffColorFilter(toolbarIconsColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);

        for(int i = 0; i < toolbarView.getChildCount(); i++) {
            final View v = toolbarView.getChildAt(i);

            doColorizing(v, colorFilter, toolbarIconsColor);
        }

      //Step 3: Changing the color of title and subtitle.
        toolbarView.setTitleTextColor(toolbarIconsColor);
        toolbarView.setSubtitleTextColor(toolbarIconsColor);
    }

    public static void doColorizing(View v, final ColorFilter colorFilter, int toolbarIconsColor){
        if(v instanceof ImageButton) {
            ((ImageButton)v).getDrawable().setAlpha(255);
            ((ImageButton)v).getDrawable().setColorFilter(colorFilter);
        }

        if(v instanceof ImageView) {
            ((ImageView)v).getDrawable().setAlpha(255);
            ((ImageView)v).getDrawable().setColorFilter(colorFilter);
        }

        if(v instanceof AutoCompleteTextView) {
            ((AutoCompleteTextView)v).setTextColor(toolbarIconsColor);
        }

        if(v instanceof TextView) {
            ((TextView)v).setTextColor(toolbarIconsColor);
        }

        if(v instanceof EditText) {
            ((EditText)v).setTextColor(toolbarIconsColor);
        }

        if (v instanceof ViewGroup){
            for (int lli =0; lli< ((ViewGroup)v).getChildCount(); lli ++){
                doColorizing(((ViewGroup)v).getChildAt(lli), colorFilter, toolbarIconsColor);
            }
        }

        if(v instanceof ActionMenuView) {
            for(int j = 0; j < ((ActionMenuView)v).getChildCount(); j++) {

                //Step 2: Changing the color of any ActionMenuViews - icons that
                //are not back button, nor text, nor overflow menu icon.
                final View innerView = ((ActionMenuView)v).getChildAt(j);

                if(innerView instanceof ActionMenuItemView) {
                    int drawablesCount = ((ActionMenuItemView)innerView).getCompoundDrawables().length;
                    for(int k = 0; k < drawablesCount; k++) {
                        if(((ActionMenuItemView)innerView).getCompoundDrawables()[k] != null) {
                            final int finalK = k;

                            //Important to set the color filter in seperate thread, 
                            //by adding it to the message queue
                            //Won't work otherwise. 
                            //Works fine for my case but needs more testing

                            ((ActionMenuItemView) innerView).getCompoundDrawables()[finalK].setColorFilter(colorFilter);

//                              innerView.post(new Runnable() {
//                                  @Override
//                                  public void run() {
//                                      ((ActionMenuItemView) innerView).getCompoundDrawables()[finalK].setColorFilter(colorFilter);
//                                  }
//                              });
                        }
                    }
                }
            }
        }
    }



}

then refer to it in your layout file. Now you can set a custom color using

then refer to it in your layout file. Now you can set a custom color using

toolbar.setItemColor(Color.Red);

Sources:

Sources:

I found the information to do this here: How to dynamicaly change Android Toolbar icons color

I found the information to do this here: How to dynamicaly change Android Toolbar icons color

and then I edited it, improved upon it, and posted it here: GitHub:AndroidDynamicToolbarItemColor

and then I edited it, improved upon it, and posted it here: GitHub:AndroidDynamicToolbarItemColor

回答by MrEngineer13

This is what is known as a DarkActionBar which means you should use the following theme to obtain your desired style:

This is what is known as a DarkActionBar which means you should use the following theme to obtain your desired style:

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar  
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:minHeight="@dimen/triple_height_toolbar"
    app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
    app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />

回答by Chris Cromer

You can change the color of the text in the toolbar with these:

You can change the color of the text in the toolbar with these:

<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#FFFFFF</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#FFFFFF</item>

回答by clementiano

Achieve this by using the toolbarlike this :

Achieve this by using the toolbarlike this :

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
        android:id="@+id/base_toolbar"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
        android:background="@color/colorPrimary"
        app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
        app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"/>

回答by clementiano

Try this in your styles.xml:

Try this in your styles.xml:

colorPrimary will be the toolbar color.

colorPrimary will be the toolbar color.

<resources>

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat">
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_pressed</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>
</style>

Did you build this in Eclipse by the way?

Did you build this in Eclipse by the way?

回答by Dinesh

i solved this issue after more Study...

i solved this issue after more Study...

for Api21 and more use

for Api21 and more use

   <item name="android:textColorPrimary">@color/white</item>

for Lower versions use

for Lower versions use

   <item name="actionMenuTextColor">@color/white</item>

回答by Ryan Newsom

If you want to change the color of your toolbar all throughout your app, leverage the styles.xml. In general, I avoid altering ui components in my java code unless I am trying to do something programatically. If this is a one time set, then you should be doing it in xml to make your code cleaner. Here is what your styles.xml will look like:

If you want to change the color of your toolbar all throughout your app, leverage the styles.xml. In general, I avoid altering ui components in my java code unless I am trying to do something programatically. If this is a one time set, then you should be doing it in xml to make your code cleaner. Here is what your styles.xml will look like:

    <!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="YourAppName.AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Color Primary will be your toolbar color -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <!-- Color Primary Dark will be your default status bar color -->
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
</style>

Make sure you use the above style in your AndroidManifext.xml as such:

Make sure you use the above style in your AndroidManifext.xml as such:

    <application
        android:theme="@style/YourAppName.AppTheme">
    </application>

I wanted different toolbar colors for different activities. So I leveraged styles again like this:

I wanted different toolbar colors for different activities. So I leveraged styles again like this:

    <style name="YourAppName.AppTheme.Activity1">
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/activity1_primary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/activity1_primaryDark</item>
</style>

<style name="YourAppName.AppTheme.Activity2">
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/activity2_primary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/activity2_primaryDark</item>
</style>

again, apply the styles to each activity in your AndroidManifest.xml as such:

again, apply the styles to each activity in your AndroidManifest.xml as such:

<activity
    android:name=".Activity2"
    android:theme="@style/YourAppName.AppTheme.Activity2"
</activity>

<activity
    android:name=".Activity1"
    android:theme="@style/YourAppName.AppTheme.Activity1"
</activity>