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MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox it doesn't work properly boxBackgroundColor

I use material. I'm going to use a color for TextInputLayout for the backdrop, but something like the one below! hint background not change.i used style and wanted to make changes but it didn't work. In the layout itself I tried to apply the changes again! How to fix this problem?
NOTE
background of label username in picture that not transparent and it covers some of the TextInputEditText
in build.gradle
implementation 'com.google.android.material:material:1.1.0'
in style
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="textAppearanceSubtitle1">#style/TextAppearance.App.Subtitle1</item>
<item name="textAppearanceCaption">#style/TextAppearance.App.Caption</item>
<item name="shapeAppearanceSmallComponent">#style/ShapeAppearance.App.SmallComponent</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar">
<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Dark.ActionBar"/>
<style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.MaterialComponents.Light"/>
<style name="TextAppearance.App.Subtitle1" parent="TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Subtitle1">
<item name="colorControlActivated">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:colorControlActivated">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="TextAppearance.App.Caption" parent="TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Caption">
<item name="android:textColorTertiary">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:textColorTertiaryInverse">#color/white</item>
<item name="colorControlActivated">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:colorControlActivated">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="ShapeAppearance.App.SmallComponent" parent="ShapeAppearance.MaterialComponents.SmallComponent">
<item name="cornerFamily">rounded</item>
<item name="cornerSize">16dp</item>
<item name="colorControlActivated">#color/white</item>
<item name="android:colorControlActivated">#color/white</item>
</style>
in layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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:background="#color/gray"
android:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="32dp">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/linUsername"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox.Dense"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginBottom="16dp"
android:hint="#string/label_username"
android:textColorHint="#AEB0C6"
app:boxBackgroundColor="#33385E"
app:boxStrokeColor="#color/red"
app:endIconDrawable="#drawable/ic_clear_white_24dp"
app:endIconMode="password_toggle"
app:endIconTint="#AEB0C6"
app:hintTextColor="#AEB0C6"
app:startIconDrawable="#drawable/ic_info_outline_white_24dp"
app:startIconTint="#AEB0C6">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/edtUsername"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:textColor="#color/white"
android:textColorHint="#color/white"
app:hintTextColor="#AEB0C6" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="#+id/btnSelectText"
android:layout_width="168dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:fontFamily="#font/iran_sans_mobile"
android:text="login"
android:visibility="visible"
app:cornerRadius="#dimen/radiusButton" />
</LinearLayout>

You may use custom edit text with border, so you can easily set your desired background. For example try this code:
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="32dp">
<RelativeLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="60dp">
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_marginTop="15dp"
android:background="#drawable/boarder"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:text="input"
app:endIconMode="password_toggle"
app:endIconTint="#EF0707" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
android:layout_marginTop="7dp"
android:background="#fff"
android:text="Label" />
</RelativeLayout>
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="#+id/btnSelectText"
android:layout_width="168dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:text="login"
android:visibility="visible"
app:cornerRadius="10dp" />
</LinearLayout>
boarder.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<stroke
android:width="2dp"
android:color="#03A6F0" />
<corners android:radius="12dp" />
</shape>
Also see here: Custom edit text with borders

If you don't like to use custom edit text, you can modify your code this way:
activity_main.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout 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:gravity="center"
android:orientation="vertical"
android:padding="32dp">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout
android:id="#+id/linUsername"
style="#style/Widget.MaterialComponents.TextInputLayout.OutlinedBox.Dense"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:hint="username"
android:textColorHint="#ED0A0A"
app:boxBackgroundColor="#1A33385E"
app:endIconMode="password_toggle"
app:endIconTint="#AEB0C6">
<com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputEditText
android:id="#+id/edtUsername"
android:background="#drawable/boarder"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:inputType="textPersonName"
android:textColor="#fff"
android:text="User"
android:textColorHint="#fff"
app:hintTextColor="#AEB0C6" />
</com.google.android.material.textfield.TextInputLayout>
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButton
android:id="#+id/btnSelectText"
android:layout_width="168dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_marginTop="24dp"
android:text="login"
android:visibility="visible"
app:cornerRadius="10dp" />
</LinearLayout>
And in boarder.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<solid android:color="#8033385E"/>
<corners android:radius="12dp" />
</shape>
Output will be:

Separator for a two column List view not working in Android

I want to separate data of two columns in a List View by a line or any block, as shown here
I tried following solutions, unfortunately they did not work
Solution 1
Solution 2
Please check code for my application and correct me if i missed any thing
Main Activity XML
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="fill_parent" tools:context=".Time" android:background="#color/accent_material_dark" android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextClock android:layout_width="fill_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:id="#+id/textClock" android:layout_gravity="center_vertical" android:format24Hour="#android:string/yes" />
</LinearLayout>
Row Layout XML
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout android:orientation="horizontal" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:layout_width="fill_parent" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="#+id/rowTextView1" style="#style/clock1"></TextView>
<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:id="#+id/rowTextView2" style="#style/clock2"></TextView>
</RelativeLayout>
Styles XML
<resources>
<!-- Clock application theme. -->
<style name="clock1">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="android:background">#24598a</item>
<item name="android:padding">10dp</item>
<item name="android:textSize">16sp</item>
<item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:layout_alignParentLeft">true</item>
</style>
<style name="clock2">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="android:background">#24598a</item>
<item name="android:padding">10dp</item>
<item name="android:textSize">16sp</item>
<item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:layout_alignParentRight">true</item>
</style>
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:style/Theme.Holo.Light.DarkActionBar"></style>
</resources>

try this example layout code for your list item view
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:background="#color/white"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/divider"
android:gravity="left|center_vertical"
android:text="Some data info" />
<View
android:id="#+id/divider"
android:layout_width="1dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/clockInfo"
android:background="#android:color/black" />
<TextView
android:id="#+id/clockInfo"
android:layout_width="60dp"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true"
android:gravity="center"
android:text="11:11" />
</RelativeLayout>

Theme Style don't work on custom LiestView Items

I want to build a theme for my app. But it seems like my LiestView item don't apply the values.
This is the styles.xml:
<style name="AppTheme" parent="android:Theme.Holo.Light">
<item name="android:textViewStyle">#style/TextView</item>
</style>
<style name="TextView" parent="android:Widget.TextView">
<item name="android:layout_margin">8dp</item>
<item name="android:padding">0dp</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#87000000</item>
<item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
</style>
in my activity i use a Listview with Custom Adapter but the TextViews from my item.xml did'nt have a margin:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:clickable="true"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context="de.resper.enigma2chromecast.mainLive" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/channelName"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:gravity="center_vertical"
android:text="#string/hello_world" />
<TextView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello_world"
android:id="#+id/channelLine1"/>
<View
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="1dp"
android:background="#android:color/darker_gray" />
</LinearLayout>

what ever you designed xml, put in android manifest file in application theme
<application android:theme="#style/CustomTheme">

Scrollable layout

How can I make such layout? Header should not scrolls and should be always visible.
The matter is Android throws an error when I try to put ScrollView into LinearLayout.
Markup:
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
style="#style/baseLayout">
<LinearLayout
style="#style/app_header" />
<ScrollView
style="#style/fillParent">
<!-- elements here -->
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
Styles:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<style name="app_theme" parent="android:Theme">
</style>
<style name="fillParent">
<item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">fill_parent</item>
</style>
<style name="fullWidth">
<item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
</style>
<style name="wrapContent">
<item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
</style>
<style name="baseLayout" parent="fillParent">
<item name="android:orientation">vertical</item>
<item name="android:background">#drawable/app_bg</item>
</style>
<style name="app_header" parent="fullWidth">
<item name="android:background">#drawable/header_bg</item>
</style>
</resources>

The following code works for me, could you post your code and let us see what you might be doing wrong?
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TITLE BAR"/>
<ScrollView
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical">
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
Solution
The problem was that Ninja had more than 1 direct child in the ScrollView.

It's not normal if there is an error if you put a Linear layout in side a Scroll view.
Please try the below snippet in your code.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="TITLE BAR"/>
<ScrollView
android:id="#+id/scrollView1"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:fillViewport="true"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:orientation="vertical" >
.
.
</LinearLayout>
</ScrollView>
</LinearLayout>
I hope this helps.

In your markup:
....
<ScrollView
style="#style/fillParent">
<!-- elements here -->
</ScrollView>
...
"elements here" - If more than one then you will get an error, because ScrollView can host only one direct child (for example layout).

Changing TabView default colours and search bar default colours

okay i'm looking for a way to be able to change the orange colour that appears when you click on a tab in Android TabView
and change the orange border colour around a search bar... anyideas how to do something like that?
thats my main tab View
<TabHost xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#android:id/tabhost"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="vertical"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent">
<TabWidget
android:id="#android:id/tabs"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content" />
<FrameLayout
android:id="#android:id/tabcontent"
android:background="#drawable/gradient_bg"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"/>
</LinearLayout>
and i have this for my search bar
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<LinearLayout
android:orientation="horizontal"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<EditText
android:id="#+id/searchText"
android:hint="#string/Search"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_weight="1"/>
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/searchButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:contentDescription="#string/Search"
android:src="#drawable/search"
android:onClick="search"/>
</LinearLayout>
<ListView
android:id="#android:id/list"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:divider="#b5b5b5"
android:dividerHeight="1dp"
android:listSelector="#drawable/list_selector" />
any ideas ???
Thanks alot for all ur help!!!!

You need to use themes. You can setup a style.xml in res/values and inherit from Holo and override the properties you need to. I did this for the Tab's in the action bar:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
<!-- the theme applied to the application or activity -->
<style name="Theme.Mine" parent="android:style/Theme.Holo">
<item name="android:actionBarTabStyle">#style/MyActionBarTabStyle</item>
<item name="android:actionDropDownStyle">#style/MyDropDownNav</item>
<item name="android:selectableItemBackground">#drawable/ad_selectable_background</item>
<item name="android:popupMenuStyle">#style/MyPopupMenu</item>
<item name="android:dropDownListViewStyle">#style/MyDropDownListView</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorMultiple">#drawable/ad_btn_check_holo_light</item>
<item name="android:listChoiceIndicatorSingle">#drawable/ad_btn_radio_holo_light</item>
</style>
<style name="MyActionBarTabStyle" >
<item name="android:background">#drawable/actionbar_tab_bg</item>
<item name="android:textColorHighlight">#FF5555</item>
<item name="android:paddingLeft">10dip</item>
<item name="android:paddingRight">10dip</item>
</style>
<style name="TableCellStyle" parent="Theme.Mine">
<item name="android:textColor">#000000</item>
<item name="android:textSize">15sp</item>
</style>
</resources>
Then you can reference this theme in your manifest file. You can read all about it here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/ui/themes.html