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1. In Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all the details required to create a new project. When it prompts to select a default activity, select Blank Activity and proceed.
2. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ strings.xml and add below string values.
3. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ colors.xml and add the below color values. If you don’t find colors.xml, create a new resource file with the name.
4. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ dimens.xml and add below dimensions.
5. Open styles.xml under res ⇒ values and add below styles. The styles defined in this styles.xml are common to all the android versions. Here I am naming my theme as MyMaterialTheme.
6. Now under res, create a folder named values-v21. Inside values-v21, create another styles.xml with the below styles. These styles are specific to Android Lollipop only.
7. Now we have the basic Material Design styles ready. In order to apply the theme, open AndroidManifest.xml and modify the android:theme attribute of <application> tag.
So after applying the theme, your AndroidManifest.xml should look like below.
Now if you run the app, you can see the notification bar color changed to the color that we have mentioned in our styles.
2. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ strings.xml and add below string values.
<resources> <string name="app_name">Material Design</string> <string name="action_settings">Settings</string> <string name="action_search">Search</string> <string name="drawer_open">Open</string> <string name="drawer_close">Close</string> <string name="nav_item_home">Home</string> <string name="nav_item_friends">Friends</string> <string name="nav_item_notifications">Messages</string> <!-- navigation drawer item labels --> <string-array name="nav_drawer_labels"> <item>@string/nav_item_home</item> <item>@string/nav_item_friends</item> <item>@string/nav_item_notifications</item> </string-array> <string name="title_messages">Messages</string> <string name="title_friends">Friends</string> <string name="title_home">Home</string></resources> |
3. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ colors.xml and add the below color values. If you don’t find colors.xml, create a new resource file with the name.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><resources> <color name="colorPrimary">#F50057</color> <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#C51162</color> <color name="textColorPrimary">#FFFFFF</color> <color name="windowBackground">#FFFFFF</color> <color name="navigationBarColor">#000000</color> <color name="colorAccent">#FF80AB</color></resources> |
4. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ dimens.xml and add below dimensions.
<resources> <!-- Default screen margins, per the Android Design guidelines. --> <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen> <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">16dp</dimen> <dimen name="nav_drawer_width">260dp</dimen></resources> |
5. Open styles.xml under res ⇒ values and add below styles. The styles defined in this styles.xml are common to all the android versions. Here I am naming my theme as MyMaterialTheme.
<resources> <style name="MyMaterialTheme" parent="MyMaterialTheme.Base"> </style> <style name="MyMaterialTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar"> <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item> <item name="windowActionBar">false</item> <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item> <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item> <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item> </style> </resources> |
6. Now under res, create a folder named values-v21. Inside values-v21, create another styles.xml with the below styles. These styles are specific to Android Lollipop only.
<resources> <style name="MyMaterialTheme" parent="MyMaterialTheme.Base"> <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item> <item name="android:windowAllowEnterTransitionOverlap">true</item> <item name="android:windowAllowReturnTransitionOverlap">true</item> <item name="android:windowSharedElementEnterTransition">@android:transition/move</item> <item name="android:windowSharedElementExitTransition">@android:transition/move</item> </style></resources> |
7. Now we have the basic Material Design styles ready. In order to apply the theme, open AndroidManifest.xml and modify the android:theme attribute of <application> tag.
android:theme="@style/MyMaterialTheme" |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> package="androidhive.info.materialdesign" > <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/MyMaterialTheme" > <activity android:name=".activity.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application></manifest> |
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You can go through this material design color patterns and choose the one that suits your app.
3. Creating Material Design Theme
1. In Android Studio, go to File ⇒ New Project and fill all the details required to create a new project. When it prompts to select a default activity, select Blank Activity and proceed.
2. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ strings.xml and add below string values.
<resources> <string name="app_name">Material Design</string> <string name="action_settings">Settings</string> <string name="action_search">Search</string> <string name="drawer_open">Open</string> <string name="drawer_close">Close</string> <string name="nav_item_home">Home</string> <string name="nav_item_friends">Friends</string> <string name="nav_item_notifications">Messages</string> <!-- navigation drawer item labels --> <string-array name="nav_drawer_labels"> <item>@string/nav_item_home</item> <item>@string/nav_item_friends</item> <item>@string/nav_item_notifications</item> </string-array> <string name="title_messages">Messages</string> <string name="title_friends">Friends</string> <string name="title_home">Home</string></resources> |
3. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ colors.xml and add the below color values. If you don’t find colors.xml, create a new resource file with the name.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><resources> <color name="colorPrimary">#F50057</color> <color name="colorPrimaryDark">#C51162</color> <color name="textColorPrimary">#FFFFFF</color> <color name="windowBackground">#FFFFFF</color> <color name="navigationBarColor">#000000</color> <color name="colorAccent">#FF80AB</color></resources> |
4. Open res ⇒ values ⇒ dimens.xml and add below dimensions.
<resources> <!-- Default screen margins, per the Android Design guidelines. --> <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen> <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">16dp</dimen> <dimen name="nav_drawer_width">260dp</dimen></resources> |
5. Open styles.xml under res ⇒ values and add below styles. The styles defined in this styles.xml are common to all the android versions. Here I am naming my theme as MyMaterialTheme.
<resources> <style name="MyMaterialTheme" parent="MyMaterialTheme.Base"> </style> <style name="MyMaterialTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar"> <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item> <item name="windowActionBar">false</item> <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item> <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item> <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item> </style> </resources> |
6. Now under res, create a folder named values-v21. Inside values-v21, create another styles.xml with the below styles. These styles are specific to Android Lollipop only.
<resources> <style name="MyMaterialTheme" parent="MyMaterialTheme.Base"> <item name="android:windowContentTransitions">true</item> <item name="android:windowAllowEnterTransitionOverlap">true</item> <item name="android:windowAllowReturnTransitionOverlap">true</item> <item name="android:windowSharedElementEnterTransition">@android:transition/move</item> <item name="android:windowSharedElementExitTransition">@android:transition/move</item> </style></resources> |
7. Now we have the basic Material Design styles ready. In order to apply the theme, open AndroidManifest.xml and modify the android:theme attribute of <application> tag.
android:theme="@style/MyMaterialTheme" |
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> package="androidhive.info.materialdesign" > <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/MyMaterialTheme" > <activity android:name=".activity.MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" > <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application></manifest> |
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Freelance android application developer from MYANMAR (Burma). This is my personal blog, only to show my estimation and hobby android development portfolios.
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