Develop Reference

android:background changed title background color

I have different themes in styles.xml and I have used different background color in each theme.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/transparent</item>
</style>
<style name="AppThemeDark" parent="Theme.AppCompat">
<item name="colorPrimary">#android:color/transparent</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#android:color/black</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:background">#181818</item>
</style>
<style name="AppThemeLight" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimaryLight</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDarkLight</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccentLight</item>
<item name="android:background" >#color/backgroundLight</item>
</style>
xml snippet,
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:fitsSystemWindows="true">
<include layout="#layout/content_main" />
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
app:elevation="0dp"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:background="#android:color/transparent"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:popupTheme="#style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
When I change the theme, the title background also changed to that color.
I tried using the following in each theme,But it doesn't work.
<item name="android:windowTitleBackgroundStyle">#style/titletheme</item>
And titletheme ,
<style name="titletheme">
<item name="android:background">#00000000</item>
</style>
See the image, the title background is changed with android:background color in that theme.
How to prevent change of the title background color?

Just change one thing and tell me its working or not: remove "android:background" from your theme and add "android:windowBackground". see if this helps. rest leave the same.

Activity's status bar color is different for no apparent reason

I've created a new activity and for some reason, when it is used, it uses a different color in the status bar. What's strange is that in the "design" preview it renders the correct color.
Below are two screen shots, the darker color is the correct color.
Incorrect
Correct
The themes are the same as the other .xml layouts, so I'm having trouble really figuring out where this error is coming from. Below is the code for the layout:
activity_menu.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context="com.brewguide.android.coffeebrewguide.MenuActivity">
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay">
<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/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
/>
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/myfragment"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
</LinearLayout>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
I'm not sure what other code would be useful to include for diagnosing this.
Edit:
styles.xml
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="drawerArrowStyle">#style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
<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>
</style>
<style name="DescriptionTextView">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="android:background">#color/mainBackground</item>
</style>
<!--style for the start button in the clock view layout-->
<style name="AppTheme.Button.Start" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="colorButtonNormal">#color/complimentaryLeft</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/cardview_dark_background</item>
</style>
<!--style for the stop button in the clock view layout-->
<style name="AppTheme.Button.Stop" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="colorButtonNormal">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/cardview_dark_background</item>
</style>
<!--style for the reset button in the clock view layout-->
<style name="AppTheme.Button.Reset" parent="Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored">
<item name="colorButtonNormal">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/cardview_light_background</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" />
<style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
<item name="spinBars">true</item>
<item name="color">#android:color/white</item>
</style>

I had the same issue. For me it was an issue with a second styles.xml file (still not sure why I had two). The specific line that was causing the issue was:
<item name="android:statusBarColor">#android:color/transparent</item>
I don't see this in your posted styles.xml, but perhaps it will help someone else.

Check your colors.xml for color named primary_dark and change it to be the same to primary, because Android use that(primary_dark) color to colorize status bar.

Managed to programatically set the color using the following line:
getActivity().getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.colorPrimaryDark));
I would prefer to have this done in the .xml however.

How to set Toolbar text and hamburger icon to be white?

Toolbar text and hamburger icon is in black color and I want in white color.
I have tried this, this and this solution but nothing worked.
Source code link: https://github.com/vaibhavsingh97/Solucion/tree/master/Android%20Basic%20Nanodegree/Project%206/TourGuide
Styles.xml
<!-- 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>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#color/white</item>
</style>
</resources>
app_bar_main.xml
<android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
style="#style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="#color/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay" />
</android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>
<include layout="#layout/content_home" />
<android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
android:id="#+id/fab"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_gravity="bottom|end"
android:layout_margin="16dp"
android:src="#drawable/ic_play"/>
</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>
Android Studio: 3.0 Canary 9
SDK used for build: 26

Inside Activity, you can use
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
toolbar.setTitleTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.white));
If you love to choose xml for both title color & back arrow white just add this style in style.xml .
<style name="ToolBarStyle" parent="Theme.AppCompat">
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorSecondary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
And toolbar look like :
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
app:theme="#style/ToolBarStyle"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
/>
UPDATE
try this
<style name="MyMaterialTheme" parent="MyMaterialTheme.Base">
</style>
<style name="MyMaterialTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="drawerArrowStyle">#style/DrawerArrowStyle</item>
</style>
<style name="DrawerArrowStyle" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.DrawerArrowToggle">
<item name="spinBars">true</item>
<item name="color">#android:color/black</item>
</style>
So check <item name="color">#android:color/black</item> line. Just change your desired color here.

try darkActionBar theme as toolbar style in XML file

Android Toolbar menu text color

I'm trying to change my Toolbar's menu item text color here, but it doesn't work. Here's my style:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="toolbarStyle">#style/AppTheme.ToolbarStyle</item>
<item name="buttonStyle">#style/AppTheme.ButtonStyle</item>
<item name="colorControlHighlight">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.ToolbarStyle" parent="Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:background">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="titleTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="titleTextAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title
</item>
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
layout xml:
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
app:title="#string/app_name"
app:titleMarginStart="#dimen/margin_l"
/>
I have tried to set the Toolbar theme directly in xml, but the menu item is still back. Is there a solution to this?

Add these lines in your AppTheme style
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#color/white</item>

Having a material toolbar you can play with styling modifying text title and menu texts as follows:
<com.google.android.material.appbar.MaterialToolbar
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?actionBarSize"
android:background="#android:color/white"
android:elevation="6dp"
android:theme="#style/App.ToolbarStyle"
app:titleTextAppearance="#style/App.ToolbarTitleTex"
app:layout_constraintStart_toStartOf="parent"
app:layout_constraintTop_toTopOf="parent"
app:menu="#menu/create_item_menu"
app:titleTextColor="#android:color/black" />
Where this style lets you change the color of the icon of the left:
<style name="App.ToolbarStyle" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
<item name="colorOnPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
Also you can change the title text appearance with another style:
<style name="App.ToolbarTitleTex" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
<item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
<item name="fontFamily">#font/roboto_bold</item>
</style>
And finally to change the menu item style you need to add this item property to the main style/theme of the app (the one you set in the AndroidManifest file:
<item name="actionMenuTextAppearance">#style/App.ToolbarMenuItem</item>
With:
<style name="App.ToolbarMenuItem" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Toolbar.Primary">
<item name="android:textSize">14sp</item>
<item name="fontFamily">#font/roboto_bold</item>
<item name="textAllCaps">true</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
</style>
The final result would be something like this:

You need to declare a Theme like this
<style name="Theme.PopupOverlay.Menu" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" >
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/white</item>
</style>
And then, in your Toolbar in layout view you must specify to use that theme
<androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
android:id="#+id/toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
app:popupTheme="#style/Theme.PopupOverlay.Menu" />

Modern way under Material3 theming.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.Material3.Dark">
<item name="toolbarStyle">#style/ToolBarStyle</item>
...
</style>
<style name="ToolBarStyle" parent="#style/Widget.Material3.Toolbar">
<item name="titleTextColor">#android:color/holo_green_light</item>
<item name="navigationIconTint">#android:color/holo_blue_light</item>
<item name="materialThemeOverlay">#style/ToolbarThemeOverlay</item>
</style>
<style name="ToolbarThemeOverlay" parent="">
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/holo_red_light</item>
</style>
materialThemeOverlay - is the key to apply the colors to action menu items

In your theme file you have to put this :
<style name="AppTheme.ActionBar" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
...
<item name="actionMenuTextColor">#color/text_color</item>
...
</style>
and apply above theme to Toolbar view as like this android:theme="#style/AppTheme.ActionBar"
detailed example:
<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/main_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
android:layout_gravity="top"
app:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
android:theme="#style/AppTheme.ActionBar"/>

How to give actionbar menu a light background

I want a red toolbar (white icons and white text) but with a popup that has a light background. I cant get the popup background to change to light unless i use a .Light actionbar, which is a problem because it gives me black actionbar text and icons which I don't want
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/my_awesome_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark"
android:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />
I tried changing android:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark" to android:popupTheme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" but it makes no difference
Here is my theme
<style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar"></style>
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/primary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/accent</item>
<!-- <item name="windowActionBar">false</item> -->
</style>

Finally I managed to get it to change
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/primary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/primary_dark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/accent</item>
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#android:color/black</item>
<item name="android:textColorPrimary">#android:color/white</item>
<item name="android:actionMenuTextColor">#android:color/black</item>
</style>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="#+id/my_awesome_toolbar"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
android:background="#color/primary"
android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
android:theme="#style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar" />

I don't think there is any way to do this using theme.
You need to do this using Android Action Bar Style Generator