Android colorControlNormal xml attributes doesn't work pre-Lollipop

Question

I\'ve been trying to change the color of the EditText line on the bottom, but my EditText still doesn\'t wanna change the color, but it\'s using the st

Answer 1

As a workaround, try using android.support.v7.widget.AppCompatEditText rather than EditText. You should always use that for programmatically created views.

Pretty sure you made it, but be sure you are editing themes in the values folder and not in the values-v21 one (if any).