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How to use MaterialButtonToggleGroup without inheriting from a Material Components theme

I want to create MaterialButtonToggleGroup without having my AppTheme inheriting Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar. So I tried to inherit Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar.Bridge but then the MaterialButtonToggleGroup is completely gone, does not show anything on the view. It does work when I remove the .Bridge. How to correctly use MaterialButtonToggleGroup without inheriting from a Material Components theme?
styles.xml
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar.Bridge">
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">#color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="colorAccent">#color/colorAccent</item>
<item name="borderlessButtonStyle">#style/Widget.App.Button.TextButton</item>
<item name="materialButtonOutlinedStyle">#style/Widget.App.Button.OutlinedButton</item>
<item name="materialButtonStyle">#style/Widget.App.Button</item>
</style>
<style name="Widget.App.Button.TextButton" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.Button.TextButton">
<item name="materialThemeOverlay">#style/ThemeOverlay.App.Button.TextButton</item>
<item name="android:textAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.App.Button</item>
<item name="shapeAppearance">#style/ShapeAppearance.App.SmallComponent</item>
</style>
<style name="Widget.App.Button.OutlinedButton" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.Button.OutlinedButton">
<item name="materialThemeOverlay">#style/ThemeOverlay.App.Button.TextButton</item>
<item name="android:textAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.App.Button</item>
<item name="shapeAppearance">#style/ShapeAppearance.App.SmallComponent</item>
</style>
<style name="Widget.App.Button" parent="Widget.MaterialComponents.Button">
<item name="materialThemeOverlay">#style/ThemeOverlay.App.Button</item>
<item name="android:textAppearance">#style/TextAppearance.App.Button</item>
<item name="shapeAppearance">#style/ShapeAppearance.App.SmallComponent</item>
</style>
<style name="ThemeOverlay.App.Button.TextButton" parent="">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
</style>
<style name="ThemeOverlay.App.Button" parent="">
<item name="colorPrimary">#color/colorPrimary</item>
<item name="colorOnPrimary">#ffffff</item>
</style>
<style name="TextAppearance.App.Button" parent="TextAppearance.MaterialComponents.Button">
<item name="fontFamily">serif</item>
<item name="android:fontFamily">serif</item>
</style>
<style name="ShapeAppearance.App.SmallComponent" parent="ShapeAppearance.MaterialComponents.SmallComponent">
<item name="cornerFamily">cut</item>
<item name="cornerSize">4dp</item>
</style>
</resources>
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"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
android:orientation="vertical"
tools:context=".MainActivity">
<com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButtonToggleGroup
android:id="#+id/toggleButton"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content">
<Button
android:id="#+id/button1"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button 1"
style="#style/Widget.App.Button.OutlinedButton"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button2"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button 2"
style="#style/Widget.App.Button.OutlinedButton"
/>
<Button
android:id="#+id/button3"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="Button 3"
style="#style/Widget.App.Button.OutlinedButton"
/>
</com.google.android.material.button.MaterialButtonToggleGroup>
</LinearLayout>

I overlooked that the error log said that the buttons inside MaterialButtonToggleGroup must be MaterialButton. When not inheriting Material Components theme, I have to explicitly use MaterialButton class instead of Button class.

I need change the color to border of the check box,Because it is in white color

I have check box in my contacts list to select that. But check box is in white color,it is not visible...So i need to change that border to black color...Please help me to change the code
This is my layout code
<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="match_parent"
android:divider="?android:dividerVertical"
android:showDividers="middle"
android:dividerPadding="5dp"
tools:context=".MainActivity" >
<ImageButton
android:id="#+id/image"
android:layout_width="#dimen/contact_image"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:src="#drawable/contacts_image" />
<LinearLayout
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:clickable="false"
android:focusable="true"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<TextView
android:id="#+id/text"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:paddingRight="0dp"
android:paddingTop="1dp"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:textSize="18sp"
/>
<TextView
android:id="#+id/mobile_number"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:textColor="#color/black"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:paddingLeft="5dp"
android:paddingRight="0dp"
/>
</LinearLayout>
<CheckBox
android:id="#+id/check_box"
android:layout_width="#dimen/check_box_width"
android:layout_height="50dp"
android:visibility="visible"
android:clickable="true"/>
</LinearLayout>
This is my style.xml code
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
<item name="actionBarStyle">#style/MyActionBar</item>
</style>
<style name="MyActionBar" parent="#style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.Solid.Inverse">
<item name="background">#color/scandal</item>
<item name="titleTextStyle">#style/MyActionBarTitleText</item>
</style>
<style name="MyActionBarTitleText" parent="#style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
<item name="android:textColor">#color/white</item>
</style>
<style name="ActionBarCompat">
<item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">50dp</item>
<item name="android:orientation">horizontal</item>
</style>
<style name="DashboardButton">
<item name="android:layout_gravity">center_vertical</item>
<item name="android:layout_width">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:gravity">center_horizontal</item>
<item name="android:drawablePadding">2dp</item>
<item name="android:textSize">16dp</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#ff29549f</item>
<item name="android:background">#null</item>
</style>
<style name="FooterBar">
<item name="android:layout_width">fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">40dp</item>
<item name="android:orientation">horizontal</item>
<item name="android:background">#dedede</item>
</style>
<style name="Divider">
<item name="android:layout_width">match_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height">1dp</item>
<item name="android:background">?android:attr/listDivider</item>
</style>
</resources>

instead changing the default in style xml file. do this.
create this your_custom.xml file and and save it in drawable folder
your_custom.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:drawable="#drawable/unselected" android:state_checked="false"><color android:textColor="#your_color" />
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/selected" android:state_checked="true"><color android:textColor="#your_color" />
</item>
<item android:drawable="#drawable/uncheck"></item>
<!-- default -->
</selector>
you will have to create three images for checkbox display
1.selected
2.unselect
3.uncheck
after all this done set attribute to your checkbox in layout
android:button="#drawable/your_custom"

Android app theme textViewStyle doesn't work on phone

I have so specific problem. I'm applying theme for all textviews. It appears on preview but when I run this app on phone I face with unstyled textview. The styles I set for other views are working. only textviewstyle is not working.
In this sample textview color is green in preview but when i run it on phone its black. Why?
style.xml
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
<item name="android:textViewStyle">#style/myTextViewStyle</item>
<item name="android:buttonStyle">#style/myButtonStyle</item>
<item name="android:editTextStyle">#style/myEditTextStyle</item>
<!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>
<style name="myTextViewStyle" parent="#android:style/Widget.TextView">
<item name="android:textColor">#00ff00</item>
<item name="android:textSize">24sp</item>
</style>
<style name="myButtonStyle" parent="#android:style/Widget.Button">
<item name="android:textColor">#00ff00</item>
<item name="android:textSize">24sp</item>
</style>
<style name="myEditTextStyle" parent="#android:style/Widget.EditText">
<item name="android:textColor">#00ff00</item>
<item name="android:textSize">24sp</item>
</style>
activity_main.xml
<TextView
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="#string/hello_world" />
<Button
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="button" />
<EditText
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="edit text" />

"textViewStyle" is not defined in v22.1.1. You can find more detail from the link:
https://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=170476

how to call a another layout file inside a styles in android?

i custom the Theme in android Widget.TabWidget android:tablayout
and overide the style of tabwidget in my ownway not using #android because
i want to custom my style of API 10 below same like API11+
<resources>
<!-- Application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
<!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
</style>
<style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme">
<!-- Window -->
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:tabWidgetStyle">#style/MyTabWidget</item>
</style>
<!-- TabWidget -->
<style name="MyTabWidget" parent="android:style/Widget.TabWidget">
<item name="android:textAppearance">#style/MyTabWidgetTextAppearance</item>
<item name="android:gravity">center|center</item>
<item name="android:tabLayout"> HOW TO CALL api_1_10_indicator.xml LAYOUT FROM MY RES LAYOUT </item>
</style>
<!-- TabWidget TextAppearance -->
<style name="MyTabWidgetTextAppearance" parent="android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.TabWidget">
<item name="android:textSize">14sp</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">normal</item>
<item name="android:textColor">#color/select_tabwidget_text_color</item>
</style>
</resources>
my res/layout/api_1_10_indicator.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="0dip"
android:layout_height="48dip"
android:layout_weight="1"
android:layout_marginStart="-3dip"
android:layout_marginEnd="-3dip"
android:background="#color/api_1_10_tab_indicator">
<ImageView android:id="#+id/icon"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
/>
<TextView android:id="#+id/title"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerInParent="true"
style="?android:attr/tabWidgetStyle"
/>
</RelativeLayout>
if i use <item name="android:tablayout">#layout/api_1_10_indicator</item>
its not working icant call my own tablayout for the tabwidget that i custom.
HOW TO DO IT?

How can I modify this theme to prevent Button text from overlapping the TextView text?

I have a layout that appears as follows when there is no style applied to it (other than hard-coded styles, e.g. colour & font that apply to both instances):
But it appears like this when I apply a style:
The layout is defined as:
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtBlock"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="[Block Name]"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<Button
android:gravity="left|bottom"
android:background="#null"
android:text="[Block Status]"
android:id="#+id/btnStatus"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imgAlarm"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
<ImageButton
android:id="#id/imgAlarm"
android:background="#null"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/alarm"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
</RelativeLayout>
and my styles.xml is defined as:
<resources>
<!-- Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices. -->
<style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
<!-- Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
backward-compatibility can go here. -->
</style>
<!-- Application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
<!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
</style>
<style name="FullscreenTheme" parent="android:Theme.NoTitleBar">
<item name="android:windowContentOverlay">#null</item>
<item name="android:windowBackground">#null</item>
</style>
<style name="ButtonBar">
<item name="android:paddingLeft">2dp</item>
<item name="android:paddingTop">5dp</item>
<item name="android:paddingRight">2dp</item>
<item name="android:paddingBottom">0dp</item>
<item name="android:background">#android:drawable/bottom_bar</item>
</style>
<style name="ButtonBarButton" />
<style name="keypad_button" >
<item name="android:layout_width" >fill_parent</item>
<item name="android:layout_height" >wrap_content</item>
<item name="android:textColor" >#ffffff</item>
<item name="android:gravity" >center</item>
<item name="android:textSize" >15sp</item>
<item name="android:width">65dp</item>
</style>
<!--<style name="CustomTheme" parent="#android:style/Theme">
<item name="android:tabWidgetStyle">#style/CustomTabWidget</item>
</style>
<style name="CustomTabWidget" parent="#android:style/Widget.TabWidget">
<item name="android:textAppearance">#style/CustomTabWidgetText</item>
</style>
<style name="CustomTabWidgetText" parent="#android:style/TextAppearance.Widget.TabWidget">
<item name="android:textSize">50sp</item>
<item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
</style>-->
</resources>
What do I need to do to prevent the text from overlapping?

Change youe xml like this:
<Button
android:gravity="left|bottom"
android:background="#null"
android:text="[Block Status]"
android:id="#+id/btnStatus"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_below="#id/txtBlock"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imgAlarm"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
Just added android:layout_below="#id/txtBlock" to your xml

Try Linear layout
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:id="#+id/layout1"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="horizontal">
<LinearLayout
android:id="#+id/layout2"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:orientation="vertical">
<TextView
android:id="#+id/txtBlock"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:text="[Block Name]"
android:textSize="15sp"
android:layout_gravity="center" />
<Button
android:gravity="left|bottom"
android:background="#null"
android:text="[Block Status]"
android:id="#+id/btnStatus"
android:layout_width="0dp"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_toLeftOf="#+id/imgAlarm"
android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />
</LinearLayout>
<ImageButton
android:id="#id/imgAlarm"
android:background="#null"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:src="#drawable/alarm"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_alignParentRight="true" />
</LinearLayout>