How do I change the color of my ActionBar from the xml.?

Question

I want to change the color of my ActionBar but the color I want to apply doesn't show. Here's my Style.xml file.

<resources>

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/ActionBarTheme</item>
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>

<style name="ActionBarTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="android:background">#2196f3</item>
</style>

<style name="AboutActivityTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
</style>

Check this post (http://stackoverflow.com/questions/27744872/actionbar-in-api-8-10-in-android/27745149#27745149) — Xcihnegn, Mar 06 '15 at 14:08

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 06 '15 at 12:25

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I think in your activity your extending Activity not ActionBarActivity

please extend ActionBarActivity in your java file like

public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity{.......}

answered Mar 06 '15 at 12:25

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It does extend ActionBarActivity. – Chiranjeev Jain Mar 06 '15 at 12:29

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:28

<resources>
    <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.Light.ActionBar">
        <item name="android:background">ANY_HEX_COLOR_CODE</item>
    </style>
</resources>

You also have to set MyTheme to the activity in the AndroidManifest properly.

Like in this thread : How do I change the background color of the ActionBar of an ActionBarActivity using XML?

score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 06 '15 at 14:04

Found that AppCompat used colorPrimary to change ActionBar color. Used the following colde and it worked. Hit the Up button if this answer helps you.

<resources>

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">
    <item name="colorPrimary">#2196f3</item>
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
</style>

<style name="AboutActivityTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
</style>

How do I change the color of my ActionBar from the xml.?

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