How to change selected Tab Text color using TabLayout from code in Android?

Question

I\'m using android.support.widget.TabLayout

Answer 1

It's so simple using XML. Just add the following 2 attributes in your tab layout.

app:tabSelectedTextColor="@color/color_primary_text"
app:tabTextColor="@color/color_secondary_text"

So, your code would look something like this.

<android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
    android:id="@+id/tab_layout"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
    android:layout_alignParentStart="true"
    android:layout_gravity="bottom"
    android:background="@color/button_background"
    android:fillViewport="true"
    app:tabBackground="@drawable/fixed_bottom_button"
    app:tabIndicatorColor="@color/color_primary_text"
    app:tabMode="fixed"
    app:tabSelectedTextColor="@color/color_primary_text"
    app:tabTextColor="@color/color_secondary_text" />

Answer 2

I know this might be a bit late but here is more simpler code :

tabLayout.setTabTextColors(getResources().getColor(R.color.blue_200), getResources().getColor(R.color.white));

first value is the default text color, 2nd value is the selected tab text color.