So, what should I do to use a theme from different package resource?
You shouldn't do this for many reasons. I wrote a simple project that shows that it is indeed possible as long as the package contains the resources your activity uses.
See: https://github.com/jaredrummler/SO-41872033
Basically, you would need to return the package's resources from the activity:
java
public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
Resources resources;
@Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
int themeResId = getResources().getIdentifier("AppTheme", "style", "com.example.theme");
if (themeResId != 0) {
setTheme(themeResId);
}
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}
@Override public Resources getResources() {
if (resources == null) {
try {
resources = getPackageManager().getResourcesForApplication("com.example.theme");
} catch (PackageManager.NameNotFoundException e) {
resources = super.getResources();
}
}
return resources;
}
}
This is just to show that it is possible. Again, I recommend that you avoid this.