Since you are using the Toolbar, I also assume you are using the AppCompatActivity and have replaced the built in ActionBar with your custom Toolbar using setSupportActionBar(toolbar); First of all ensure you are importing the correct namespace: import androidx.appcompat.view.ActionMode; // Or import android.support.v7.view.ActionMode; and NOT import android.view.ActionMode; then use _actionMode = startSupportActionMode(this); and NOT _actionMode … Read more
In my case i resolved with this. First i created a style to define the actionModeBackground: <style name=”MyTheme.ActionMode” parent=”@android:style/Theme.Holo.Light”> <item name=”android:actionModeBackground”>#FFFFFF</item> </style> Then i add the style into my base application theme: <style name=”AppTheme” parent=”AppBaseTheme”> <item name=”android:actionModeStyle”>@style/MyTheme.ActionMode</item> </style> Hope it helps!!!
This is the style used for any ActionMode, I pulled it from the SDK. You’ll need to create your own style to customize it. It’s really easy to do. If you’ve never done anything like this before, you should read through this post on customizing the ActionBar. It explains everything you’ll need to know. <style … Read more
You can change the ActionMode background through attribute actionModeStyle: <style name=”AppTheme.Base” parent=”Theme.AppCompat.Light”> …. …. <item name=”actionModeStyle”>@style/LStyled.ActionMode</item> </style> <style name=”LStyled.ActionMode” parent=”@style/Widget.AppCompat.ActionMode”> <item name=”background”>@color/color_action_mode_bg</item> </style> You will of course need to define a color named color_action_mode_bg: <color name=”color_action_mode_bg”>#009688</color> There are other things you can change as well. Example: <item name=”titleTextStyle”>…</item> <item name=”subtitleTextStyle”>…</item> <item name=”height”>…</item> To change text … Read more