How can I change the OverScroll color in Android 2.3.1?

Question

Since Android 2.3.1 there is a new feature for ScrollViews and Lists called OverScroll. With

android:overScrollMode=\"never\"

I can turn i

Answer 1

Actually, instead of using a customized ListView, you can simply "hack" your way to changing the color, the glow effect is actually a Drawable embedded in the OS's resources, you can apply a ColorFilter on that:

int glowDrawableId = context.getResources().getIdentifier("overscroll_glow", "drawable", "android");
Drawable androidGlow = context.getResources().getDrawable(glowDrawableId);
androidGlow.setColorFilter(brandColor, PorterDuff.Mode.MULTIPLY);

Read more about it here: http://evendanan.net/android/branding/2013/12/09/branding-edge-effect/