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Exported May 9, 2026
Using packageInfo.applicationInfo.theme will return the theme for the entire app and not each activity. This is hacky, but should get the theme for the current activity/context: I know this is an old question, but...
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...
You can change the EdgeEffect color of a ScrollView with some reflection:
Here is something better, IMHO, than the accepted answer. It is derived from this StackOverflow thread: Understanding the Use of ColorMatrix and ColorMatrixColorFilter to Modify a Drawable's Hue Example usage: Copy the...
This should work (did not test): attrs.xml styles.xml themes.xml
You would need to use the application's resources to load the theme. I have answered this in another thread here: https://stackoverflow.com/a/41948943/1048340 Here is an example where the package "com.example.theme" is...