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Popup menu text color is not working, background color working fine

On my main app theme I have:
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/MyApp.PopupMenu</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/MyTextAppearanceLargePopupMenu
</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/MyTextAppearanceSmallPopupMenu
</item>
And then I have
<style name="MyApp.PopupMenu" parent="Base.Widget.AppCompat.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#color/black</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/black</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/black</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/color_white</item>
<item name="overlapAnchor">true</item>
<item name="android:overlapAnchor">true</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/MyTextAppearanceLargePopupMenu
</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/MyTextAppearanceSmallPopupMenu
</item>
</style>
<style name="MyTextAppearanceLargePopupMenu" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.PopupMenu.Large">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/black</item>
</style>
<style name="MyTextAppearanceSmallPopupMenu" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.PopupMenu.Small">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/black</item>
</style>
But my popup menu appears with a white background and white letters instead of black. I have tested this by changing the background and that works fine.
So what am I doing wrong?
Thanks.
Edit: Figured it out, my app theme has <item name="android:textColor">#color/primary_text</item> and that seems to override whatever I do on popup menu styles.

Here's an example:
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupStyle</item>
<item name="textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/PopupTextAppearanceLarge</item>
<item name="textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/PopupTextAppearanceSmall</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:colorBackground">#ff00ff</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Light.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#ff00ff</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupTextAppearanceLarge" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Light.Widget.PopupMenu.Large">
<item name="android:textColor">#ffff00</item>
</style>
<style name="PopupTextAppearanceSmall" parent="TextAppearance.AppCompat.Light.Widget.PopupMenu.Small">
<item name="android:textColor">#ffff00</item>
</style>
</resources>
Toolbar example:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay"
app:popupTheme="#style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay"/>

Its very late but the main reason is that the attribute android:textColor is applied to the popup menu which is defined in the main style (parent) and you can't control by defining your style for popup menu. Don't know the reason for this weird functionality but it as it is, its google .
So add <item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item> in the parent style.

Android color of back arrow, menu text color and component default colors

I've been struggling to change the colors of some components with styles but seems every property affects another. Here's the styles that I'm using
Color.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<color name="colorPrimary">#color/blue</color>
<color name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/blue</color>
<color name="colorAccent">#color/blue</color>
<color name="blue">#032C60</color>
<color name="grey">#e1e0e0</color>
</resources>
styles.xml
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:itemTextAppearance">#style/menuItemColor</item>
<item name="colorControlNormal">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="menuItemColor">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/blue</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"/>
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"/>
<!--<style name="ToolbarTheme">-->
<!--<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#color/blue
</resources>
styles.xml v21
<resources>>
<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
<item name="android:statusBarColor">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:itemTextAppearance">#style/menuItemColor</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
</style>
</resources>
I have a blue toolbar and made the arrow, ... menu action white, and toolbar title white with
app:titleTextColor="#android:color/white"
The only problem remains is that unfocused edittext underline and unchecked checkbox border color both is effected by control color white, which is on a white background so they need to be blue as well. But when I change the styles, back arrow and ... is also affected. Any helps are appreciated.

Add style for your Toolbar in both style.xml files:
<style name="AppTheme.Toolbar" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">
<item name="android:background">?android:attr/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="popupTheme">#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light</item>
<item name="theme">#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar</item>
</style>
Set style to your Toolbar layout:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?android:attr/actionBarSize"
style="#style/AppTheme.Toolbar"/>
This will give you Toolbar that coloured in your Primary Colour and all elements will become light.
Then delete app:titleTextColor="#android:color/white" to restore checkbox and other elements colour.

Set menu overflow icon to be white

I have a dummy app that I'm making just to get the hang of Android development. I managed to get a menu overflow icon to appear on my toolbar, but I can't seem to figure out how to change it to white.
I'm using a Toolbar widget (without support libraries; that's something I don't want to do).
Here is what I have:
I just want to make the overflow menu white.
styles.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimary">#color/primary</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">#color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="android:colorAccent">#color/accent</item>
</style>

You want to change android:textColorSecondary like so:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Material.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimary">#color/primary</item>
<item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">#color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="android:colorAccent">#color/accent</item>
<!-- Here you go. This changes overflow icon colour. -->
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/WHITE</item>
</style>

Just add android:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark" to the toolbar
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay"
android:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark"/>
This thing worked for me :)

<style name="AppThemeLL" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="android:windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:colorBackground">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/white</item>
</style>

Change the text color of the popup menu

I am using Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar theme. I am getting a white background for popup menu and also the color of menu item is white that makes it invisible. I tried many solutions with no success.
This is my styles.xml
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#000000</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/PopupMenu</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceLargePopupMenu">#style/myPopupMenuTextAppearanceLarge</item>
<item name="android:textAppearanceSmallPopupMenu">#style/myPopupMenuTextAppearanceSmall</item>
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>
<style name="PopupMenu" parent="#android:style/Widget.PopupMenu">
<item name="android:popupBackground">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
<item name="android:textSize">12sp</item>
</style>
<style name="myPopupMenuTextAppearanceSmall" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Widget.PopupMenu.Small" tools:ignore="NewApi">
<item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
<item name="android:textSize">15sp</item>
</style>
<style name="myPopupMenuTextAppearanceLarge" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.DeviceDefault.Widget.PopupMenu.Large" tools:ignore="NewApi">
<item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
<item name="android:textSize">25sp</item>
</style>
This is the toolbar
<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/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/toolbar"
android:elevation="8dp"
app:theme="#style/AppTheme"
app:title="Troll Cricket" />

Add these lines to your Toolbar.xml file.
app:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
app:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
This will allow you to have a dark toolbar and light-themed overflow menu.

Appcombat v7 Toolbar with drawer changing colors

I am implementing material design on my app, and I want to be able to change the color of the drawer icon to white, but I couldnt achieve what I am looking for..
This is my themes.xml file:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppTheme.Base" />
<style name="AppTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/primary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
</style>
<style name="HeaderBar" parent="AppTheme.Base">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/primary</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarPopupThemeOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:background">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#000</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarThemeOverlay" parent="">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#fff</item>
<item name="colorControlNormal">#fff</item>
<item name="colorControlHighlight">#3fff</item>
</style>
</resources>
And this is my toolbar.xml file
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/jpe.serviguide.commobile"
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/ActionBarPopupThemeOverlay"
app:theme="#style/HeaderBar" />
All the colors that I wanted are just fine, but the drawer icon is black instead of white..
I have tried a lot of thing but with no desire result
Thank you so much

Finally made it by doing this on my theme.xml file
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
....
<item name="drawerArrowStyle">#style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
<item name="spinBars">true</item>
<item name="color">#android:color/white</item>
</style>

You can do it 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/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:background="#color/colorPrimaryDark"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
app:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" - is important part

I think your actionbar should have the following parent (ThemeAppCompat.Light):
<style name="HeaderBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/primary</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>

Hi neteot always when I work with costume bars I create a custom layout as a bar, then in my case the bars button/burguer button is a ImageButton... Then you need to change color of the icon
If you want to create a perfect custom bar, u can see my last post:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/27417923/android-add-custom-buttons-on-action-bar/27418306#27418306
Good luck and I wait than I helps you!!
PD: If you need more info or any doubt, advice me!