Support ActionBar won't display the right color with API 21

Question

I'm trying to make an appcompat theme but the color isn't working, and the icon won't show either... maybe im missing something. Here is my xml:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>
    <!-- the theme applied to the application or activity -->
    <color name="background_test">#410000</color>
    <color name="font_general">#ffffff</color>
    <style name="MyTheme"
        parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat">
        <item name="android:actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item>
        <!-- Support library compatibility -->
        <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBar</item>

    </style>
    <style name="AudioFileInfoOverlayText">
        <item name="android:paddingLeft">2dp</item>
        <item name="android:paddingBottom">2dp</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">#ffffffff</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
        <item name="android:shadowColor">#000000</item>
        <item name="android:shadowDx">1</item>
        <item name="android:shadowDy">1</item>
        <item name="android:shadowRadius">1</item>
    </style>

    <!-- general styles for the action bar -->
    <style name="MyActionBar"
        parent="@style/Widget.AppCompat.Light.ActionBar.Solid">
        <item name="android:icon">@drawable/ic_launcher</item>
        <item name="icon">@drawable/ic_launcher</item>
        <item name="background">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:background">@color/background_test</item>
  </style>

</resources>

What should i add to make it work?

EDIT:

It won't work with a toolbar either... After i set:

    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.my_awesome_toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);

It will lose all the user defined theme and will only get the parent theme... Here are my xmls (Yes i have a lot of redundant/test values as i wanted to try everything)

    <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
        xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
        android:id="@+id/my_awesome_toolbar"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
        background="?attr/colorPrimary"
        app:popupTheme="@style/MyActionBarStyle"
        android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
        app:theme="@style/MyActionBarStyle"
        />

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">

    <!-- the theme applied to the application or activity -->
    <color name="background_test">#410000</color>
    <color name="font_general">#ffffff</color>
    <!-- general styles for the action bar -->
    <style name="CustomActionBarTheme" parent="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBarStyle</item>
        <item name="android:panelColorBackground">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:headerBackground">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:backgroundSplit">@color/background_test</item>

        <item name="backgroundSplit">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/background_test</item>

        <!-- Here we setting appcompat’s actionBarStyle -->


        <!-- ...and here we setting appcompat’s color theming attrs -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/background_test</item>
    </style>

    <style name="MyActionBarStyle">
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/background_test</item>

        <!-- Here we setting appcompat’s actionBarStyle -->
        <item name="android:panelColorBackground">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:headerBackground">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:colorBackground">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:backgroundSplit">@color/background_test</item>

        <item name="backgroundSplit">@color/background_test</item>

        <!-- ...and here we setting appcompat’s color theming attrs -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/background_test</item>
        <item name="android:background">@color/background_test</item>

        <item name="background">@color/background_test</item>
    </style>

    <style name="AudioFileInfoOverlayText">
        <item name="android:paddingLeft">2dp</item>
        <item name="android:paddingBottom">2dp</item>
        <item name="android:textColor">#ffffffff</item>
        <item name="android:textSize">18sp</item>
        <item name="android:shadowColor">#000000</item>
        <item name="android:shadowDx">1</item>
        <item name="android:shadowDy">1</item>
        <item name="android:shadowRadius">1</item>
    </style>



</resources>

Screenshot:

http://i.imgur.com/4iohVwP.png

New EDIT: It won't work from the code either...

    Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.my_awesome_toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    ActionBar test=getSupportActionBar();

    test.setLogo(R.drawable.ic_launcher); //this is the only one working...
    test.setBackgroundDrawable(new ColorDrawable(0x410000));

    test.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
    test.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(true);

EDIT:

There are some bugs reported for the new Appcompat-v7, this is probably a bug:

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=77763&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars

Answer 1

If you are using Toolbar then your actionBarStyle is not used.

You need to style Toolbar directly:

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:minHeight="..."
    android:background="..."
    app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.ActionBar"
    app:titleTextAppearance="..."
    app:subtitleTextAppearance="..." />

There are more attributes you can customize, these are just examples.

I'm not sure why getSupportActionBar().setBackgroundDrawable(...) doesn't work for you, I've just tried it in various places and it works fine.

Answer 2

It is an example:

<style name="Theme.MyTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light">  
    <!-- colorPrimary is used for the default action bar background -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/my_color</item>

    <!-- colorPrimaryDark is used for the status bar -->
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/my_darker_color</item>

    <!-- colorAccent is used as the default value for colorControlActivated
         which is used to tint widgets -->
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>

    <!-- appcompat’s actionBarStyle -->
   <item name="actionBarStyle">@style/MyActionBarStyle</item>

</style>  

Also I suggest you using the new Toolbar.

You can find more info here:

https://chris.banes.me/2014/10/17/appcompat-v21/