I've tried using the following link to change the color of a SwitchCompat:
How to change the color of a SwitchCompat
Notice the low constrast in my switch:
But after changing all relevant color values the track (the brighter grey) of the SwitchCompat remains the same. I don't want to change the appearance except the color. The thumb is in pink, and I want the track to have some contrast. Did I miss to define a value in my styles.xml?
I tried these values (random non-white colors):
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
<item name="colorPrimary">@color/first</item>
<item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/second</item>
<item name="colorAccent">@color/third</item>
...
<item name="colorControlActivated">@color/first</item>
<item name="colorControlHighlight">@color/first</item>
<item name="colorControlNormal">@color/second</item>
<item name="colorSwitchThumbNormal">@color/second</item>
<item name="colorButtonNormal">@color/second</item>
...>
I had same probrem and solved it.
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
...
<!-- Active thumb color & Active track color(30% transparency) -->
<item name="colorControlActivated">@color/theme</item>
<!-- Inactive thumb color -->
<item name="colorSwitchThumbNormal">@color/grey300</item>
<!-- Inactive track color(30% transparency) -->
<item name="android:colorForeground">@color/grey600</item>
...
</style>
I read app compat code, and understand it.
android.support.v7.internal.widget.TintManager.java
private ColorStateList getSwitchTrackColorStateList() {
if (mSwitchTrackStateList == null) {
final int[][] states = new int[3][];
final int[] colors = new int[3];
int i = 0;
// Disabled state
states[i] = new int[] { -android.R.attr.state_enabled };
colors[i] = getThemeAttrColor(android.R.attr.colorForeground, 0.1f);
i++;
states[i] = new int[] { android.R.attr.state_checked };
colors[i] = getThemeAttrColor(R.attr.colorControlActivated, 0.3f);
i++;
// Default enabled state
states[i] = new int[0];
colors[i] = getThemeAttrColor(android.R.attr.colorForeground, 0.3f);
i++;
mSwitchTrackStateList = new ColorStateList(states, colors);
}
return mSwitchTrackStateList;
}