xml - Changing the ActionBar title color of an Android app -

i have been reading asked questions still can't make color of text in actionbar change. code pretty copy/pasted instructions on following link: https://developer.android.com/training/basics/actionbar/styling.html#customtext

<!--theme applied application or activity--> <style name="myactionbartheme" parent="android:theme.holo">     <item name="android:actionbarstyle">@style/myactionbar</item>     <item name="android:actionbartabtextstyle">@style/myactionbartabtext</item>     <item name="android:actionmenutextcolor">@color/lightblue</item> </style>  <!-- actionbar styles --> <style name="myactionbar" parent="android:widget.holo.actionbar">     <item name="android:titletextstyle">@style/myactionbartitletext</item> </style>  <!-- actionbar title text --> <style name="myactionbartitletext" parent="android:textappearance.holo.widget.actionbar.title">     <item name="android:textcolor">@color/lightblue</item>     <item name="android:textsize">16sp</item>  </style>  <!-- actionbar tabs text styles --> <style name="myactionbartabtext" parent="android:widget.holo.actionbar.tabtext">     <item name="android:textcolor">@color/lightblue</item> </style>  <!--     base application theme, dependent on api level. theme replaced     appbasetheme res/values-vxx/styles.xml on newer devices. --> <style name="appbasetheme" parent="android:theme.light">     <!--         theme customizations available in newer api levels can go in         res/values-vxx/styles.xml, while customizations related         backward-compatibility can go here.     --> </style>  <!-- application theme. --> <style name="apptheme" parent="appbasetheme">     <!-- customizations not specific particular api-level can go here. --> </style> 

the last 2 styles not used might create conflict i'm not aware of. have in styles.xml, while androidmanifest code is:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.flexenergy.swapp" android:versioncode="1" android:versionname="1.0" >  <uses-sdk     android:minsdkversion="11"     android:targetsdkversion="22" /> <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.internet"/>  <application     android:allowbackup="true"     android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"     android:label="@string/app_name"     android:theme="@android:style/theme.holo.light" >     <activity         android:name="com.flexenergy.swapp.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> <application     android:allowbackup="true"     android:theme="@style/myactionbartheme">  </application> 

and last code of color.xml:

<item name="lightblue" type="color">#00ff00</item> <integer-array name="androidcolors">     <item>@color/lightblue</item> </integer-array> 

i quite newbie in don't make assumption of should correct...

thanks in advance.

change android:theme="@android:style/theme.holo.light" in manifest android:theme="@style/myactionbartheme", , rid of pointless second <application> element. there 1 <application> element per android manifest @ time.