While background color is usually done in your theme settings, there are a few screens (most notably 'Device Information') that have a white background regardless of what your theme is. A little snooping led me to this page: http://code2care.org/pages/set-background-color-android-layout-pragmatically-using-java-and-through-xml/ So, open up the java file for the page in question. I used 'BT_screen_settingsDevice.java' Scroll down until you're into your 'onCreate' method. Find this line: View thisScreensView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.bt_screen_whatever, container, false); and add this code somewhere 'after': thisScreensView.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#2F4F4F")); this will cause an error, and if you hover the mouse over the error line, you'll see it wants you to import Android Color: import android.graphics.Color; (or you can go ahead and add that line to your import list, so you won't get an error...) What I found most interesting in that page is, although I haven't tried it yet, they mention about allowing 'transparency' with your color. For instance, if your color is a shade of green, like mine: #2F4F4F Adding a value 'just after' the hash (#) mark will allow you to set a transparency level, from opaque (FF) to transparent (00) and any value in between. #FF2F4F4F would be opaque, as the default color is anyway... #AA2F4F4F would have a degree of transparency while retaining the original color. That sounded very interesting, I can't wait to find a use for it. Hope it helps someone somewhere... Cheers! -- Smug

Very interesting, thank you for sharing!

Awesome thanks! David has a methis thathe parses colors. I think in Bt_colors.Java.It's a static method. I'm not sure if it uses the same method and can do the transparency though

Yes and you can also change the colors in the XML file. LA

Very nice find, thanks.

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