Tint Checkbox And Toolbar Stuff Separately

I'm currently using the usually amazing appcompat-v7 library in my application and I'm trying to tint my CheckBoxes without changing the Icon-Colors in the Toolbar (like the back a

Solution 1:

You're basically facing the same issue as described in this or this question. So the only thing you need to do is to create a Style for your Toolbar which uses an other theme as the Activity.

Toolbar style / theme example

<stylename="MyToolbarStyle"><!-- potential other attributes --><itemname="theme">@style/MyToolbarTheme</item></style><stylename="MyToolbarTheme"><!-- Used to tint the back arrow, menu and spinner arrow --><itemname="colorControlNormal">#FFF</item></style>

Add this Style to your Toolbar and your issue should be fixed (it is important not to use the theme directly):

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
        style="@style/MyToolbarStyle"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="?actionBarSize"
        android:background="?colorPrimary"
        android:elevation="4dp" />