Android app shortcut color

Question

I do not want to create any custom layout for the application shortcut, I just want to change its color to white (now it is black). How can i do this?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<style name="MyTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light">
    <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item>

</style>

<style name="MyActionBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar">
    <item name="android:background">@drawable/bg_blue_solid_onclick</item> 
//////CHANGE label color    
</style>
</resources>

Answer 1

styles.xml

<style name="MyTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Holo">
         <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item>

</style>
<style name="MyActionBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.Light.ActionBar">
         <item name="android:background">#FF9D21</item>
         <item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/MyActionBarTitleText</item>
</style> 
<style name="MyActionBarTitleText"
           parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/red</item>
</style>

colors.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <color name="red">#FF0000</color>
</resources>

For more information

https://developer.android.com/training/basics/actionbar/styling.html#CustomText

Snap

Edit: to highlight in bold

 <style name="MyActionBarTitleText"
           parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
        <item name="android:textColor">@color/red</item>
        <item name="android:textStyle">bold</item>
 </style>

Answer 2

You need to style android:titleTextStylein your ActionBar.

<style name="MyActionBar" parent="@android:style/Widget.Holo.ActionBar">
     <item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/MyTextTitle</item>
</style>

<style name="MyTextTitle" parent="@android:style/TextAppearance.Holo.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
    <item name="android:textColor">@color/white</item>
</style>  

You can see this in the Android documentation: Customize text color in ActionBar

Hope this helps.

Answer 3

None of the previous answers worked for me, so I show the one that worked in my case.

<style name="AppThemeCustom" parent="Base.Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@android:color/black</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item>
    <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/white</item>
</style>

<style name="MyActionBar" parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.ActionBar">
    <item name="android:titleTextStyle">@style/MyTitleTextStyle</item>
    <!-- Support library compatibility -->
    <item name="titleTextStyle">@style/MyTitleTextStyle</item>
</style>

<style name="MyTitleTextStyle" 
  parent="@style/TextAppearance.AppCompat.Widget.ActionBar.Title">
    <item name="android:textColor">@android:color/black</item>
</style>

I wish that if you find yourself in my situation, this decision will save your day. lol

Answer 4

in styles.xml

<style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" />

in the toolbar

android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay"