Standard Android Button with a different color

Question

I\'d like to change the color of a standard Android button slightly in order to better match a client\'s branding.

The best way I\'ve found to do this so far is to c

Answer 1

This is my solution which perfectly works starting from API 15. This solution keeps all default button click effects, like material RippleEffect. I have not tested it on lower APIs, but it should work.

All you need to do, is:

1) Create a style which changes only colorAccent:

I recommend using ThemeOverlay.AppCompat or your main AppTheme as parent, to keep the rest of your styles.

2) Add these two lines to your button widget:

style="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Button.Colored"
android:theme="@style/Facebook.Button"

Sometimes your new colorAccent isn't showing in Android Studio Preview, but when you launch your app on the phone, the color will be changed.

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Sample Button widget