Custom background color for selected item with "activatedBackgroundIndicator" Navigation Drawer

I have run into this exact problem. The issue is that the background of R.layout.fragment_navigation_drawer_list_item is what needs to be changed to your drawable. Simply add android:background="@drawable/activated_background" to the layout.

I wasn't able to find any full clear answer to this question, so here it is:

Step 1. Specify the list item layout your adapter will use, in this example we're specifying:R.layout.fragment_navigation_drawer_list_item

Like so:

mDrawerListView.setAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(        // First parameter - Context        getActionBar().getThemedContext(),        // Second parameter - Layout for the row        R.layout.fragment_navigation_drawer_list_item,        // Third parameter - ID of the TextView to which the data is written        android.R.id.text1,        // Forth - the Array of data        new String[]{                getString(R.string.title_section1),                getString(R.string.title_section2),                getString(R.string.title_section3),                getString(R.string.title_section4),        }))`

Step 2. Create and customize fragment_navigation_drawer_list_item.xml to specify a drawable that will have a selector like so: android:background="@drawable/activated_background" Full example:

<TextView xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    android:id="@android:id/text1"    android:layout_width="match_parent"    android:layout_height="wrap_content"    android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceListItemSmall"    android:gravity="center_vertical"    android:paddingStart="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingStart"    android:paddingEnd="?android:attr/listPreferredItemPaddingEnd"    android:minHeight="?android:attr/listPreferredItemHeightSmall"    android:background="@drawable/activated_background" />

Step 3. Create and customize the selector in your activated_background.xml file just like in the question, it will look like this:

<selector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">    <item android:state_activated="true" android:drawable="@color/green" />    <item android:state_selected="true" android:drawable="@color/green" />    <item android:state_pressed="true" android:drawable="@color/green" />    <item android:state_checked="true" android:drawable="@color/green" />    <item android:drawable="@android:color/transparent" /></selector>