Q: Android: How can I change color of TextView within LinearLayout I have an xml layout with LinearLayout for my custom dialog and the TextViews. I want to change the color of this TextView (which is in the background_gray layout). When the button is pressed, the background color must go back to normal color. How can I accomplish this? A: Please remove android:background="@color/background_gray" from LinearLayout. And in your main.xml file change: android:background="@color/background_gray" to android:background="@android:color/black" To change color of TextView, set the style as And then, Now use the style as Button.setBackgroundColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this,R.color.background_gray); or Button.setTextColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this,R.color.background_gray); Hope this helps. A: Set the background of your TextView to android:background="@color/background_gray" and at this point of time,change the color of your textView to your current required color by using textview.setTextColor(getResources().getColor(R.color.your_required_color_here)); and just do set the background of your TextView as android:background="@null" so it will reset the style A: i don't know if this can work for u. i have tried. try putting android:background="@null" in your TextView and then change the color and Textview test = (TextView) view.findViewById(R.id.txtMyTextView); test.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#000000"));