Can't change button text color in Android

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I tried just setting android:textColor="#FFFFFF" and this didn't work so I checked other answers to the problem to find solutions.

I tried making a selector and then setting the android:textColor attribute to this selector:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
<item android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="false" android:color="#ffffff" />
<item android:state_focused="true" android:state_pressed="true" android:color="#ffffff" />
<item android:state_focused="false" android:state_pressed="true" android:color="#ffffff" />
<item android:color="#ffffff" />
</selector>

That didn't work either.

I tried setting the text color programmatically: verifyButton.setTextColor(getApplication().getResources().getColor(R.color.white));

That didn't work either. The button text color is a dark grey and I can't seem to change it to white.

it should be `getApplicationContext` instead of `getApplication` — V-rund Puro-hit, Jun 07 '16 at 09:51
I think the link below can help you. [http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11176365/how-do-i-change-the-text-color-of-a-button](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11176365/how-do-i-change-the-text-color-of-a-button) — ali khalife soltani, Jun 07 '16 at 14:07

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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You can try with

setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#FFFFFF"));

FYI

Why calling getApplication() ?

getApplication() is only available on the Activity class and in the Service class, whereas getApplicationContext() is declared in the Context class.

You should call getApplicationContext() instead of getApplication() .

setTextColor(getApplicationContext().getResources().getColor(R.color.white));

You should call getApplicationContext() or Direct Activity Class .

Return the context of the single, global Application object of the current process.

getApplication() vs. getApplicationContext()

edited May 23 '17 at 12:22

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answered Jun 07 '16 at 09:53

IntelliJ Amiya

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My mistake. However, I tried both suggestions and neither worked. The text is still dark grey. – Questioner Jun 07 '16 at 10:20
check your theme please . – IntelliJ Amiya Jun 07 '16 at 10:27
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– Questioner Jun 07 '16 at 10:50
@Questioner have a look here http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29860906/widget-appcompat-button-colorbuttonnormal-shows-gray – IntelliJ Amiya Jun 07 '16 at 10:51
I made a separate theme with white text colour and assigned it to the button like in the link you posted. The text is still not white. – Questioner Jun 07 '16 at 14:13

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 31 '23 at 08:06

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Today, I also encountered this problem. I found that I set hint="AAA" for Button and then set textColor. This is invalid, it only works for text. I should set textColorHint to help those who have experienced this minor problem

answered Mar 31 '23 at 08:06

卡尔斯路西法

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 31 '23 at 08:10

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Don't use getApplication(). Use getContext() instead. Or use ContextCompat.getColor() for backward compatibility

answered Mar 31 '23 at 08:10

Vahé Khachaturian

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Can't change button text color in Android

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FYI