Android CollapsingToolbarLayout Title background

Question

I\'m working with the CollapsingToolbarLayout from the new Android Design Support Library.

I have set its title and it is working fine, the only problem I still have

Answer 1

That's a lot of work do achieve here by writing that much of code. I achieved that by 2 ways.

1 A simple workaround by using a View with TransparentBlack color
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Code explaination:
1 The CollapsingToolbarLayout has a style with only a text size.
2 Default CollapsingToolbarLayout margin bottom is overridden to 16dp.
3. Our header with parallax collapseMode is a RelativeLayout with an ImaveView and a View.
4. This simple View with a BG at the bottom of the top header Relative layout with colour of contrast (here #77000000), acts as the BG for CollapsingToolbarLayout's collapsed Title in white color.

Images for style 1:

a) When CollapsingToolbarLayout Title is Expanded Fully:

b) When CollapsingToolbarLayout Title is shrinking upon scroll up:

2 Answer above

Method is mentioned already by Joao Ferreira.

Here is what it looks like with shadowRadius=16: Notice the Shadow

PS please update or ask more if any confusions :)