How do I change the color of actionbar's up arrow?

Question

How do I change the actionbar\'s up arrow. I am using the action bar in android not ABS or actionbarcompat. Is there a way to change the color /image of the action bar\'s up

Answer 1

If you are using Toolbar, you can change the color by just changing the theme. You only have to change the style of the toolbar

app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"

app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"

If you are using a dark.actionBar your back button is going to be white else if you are using light actionbar theme it is going to be black.

Update: If you want to modify the color as you wish (other then black or white) you can define a new style, parent one of the above themes and set colorControlNormal or android:textColorSecondary values to your desired color.