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Answer : I just set layout_gravity to the right and it worked <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar android:id="@+id/toolbar" android:layout_width="0dp" android:layout_height="?android:actionBarSize" app:title="NEW REQUESTS" > <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="blahblah" android:layout_gravity="right" /> </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar> You can add ViewGroups inside Toolbar <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar android:id="@+id/toolbar" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="@dimen/toolbar_height" app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"> ...

Answer : To use a custom title in your Toolbar all you need to do is remember is that Toolbar is just a fancy ViewGroup so you can add a custom title like so: <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar android:id="@+id/toolbar_top" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize" android:background="@color/action_bar_bkgnd" app:theme="@style/ToolBarTheme" > <TextView android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:text="Toolbar Title" android:layout_gravity="center" android:id="@+id/toolbar_title" /> </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar> This means that you can style the TextView however you would like because it's just a regular TextView . So in your activity you can access the title...

Answer : I'm developing an app that needs to look similar in all devices with >= API14 when it comes to actionbar and statusbar customization. I've finally found a solution and since it took a bit of my time I'll share it to save some of yours. We start by using an appcompat-21 dependency. Transparent Actionbar : values/styles.xml : <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light"> ... </style> <style name="AppTheme.ActionBar.Transparent" parent="AppTheme"> <item name="android:windowContentOverlay">@null</item> <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">true</item> <item name="colorPrimary">@android:color/transparent</item> </style> <style name="AppTheme.ActionBar" parent="AppTheme"> <item name="windowActionBarOverlay">false</item> <item name="colorPrimary...