Adding colors to your project for later use
In your project panel double click on res > values > colors.xml to open your color resources file
Copy and paste the following code into your project this will allow you to change colors of different aspects of your project
<resources>
<color name="colorPrimary">#10141C</color>
<color name="colorPrimaryDark">#171C26</color>
<color name="colorAccent">#4e33ff</color>
</resources>
In your Project panel double click: res > layout > fragment_fist.xml
You will notice your app will appear on the top right of your app you should see
"Code, Split, Design" click on Split
To change the background color add a line under tools:context that looks like this android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark"> the entire beginning should look like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<androidx.constraintlayout.widget.ConstraintLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".FirstFragment"
android:background="@color/colorPrimaryDark">
You can use these for any code block background or TextColor:
The beginning of your code defines the default app layout
Textview: Adds a label to your project you can use for your app title or details
EditText: Allows you to insert a textbox for your users
Button: Adds an interactive button to perform tasks
ImageView: Allows you to inset an image into your app