android toolbar popupTheme vs theme

Question

Often I see this declaration of Toolbar in layout files:

<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
    app:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
    app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light">
</android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar>

Why are there two attributes relating theming: theme and popupTheme?

What are the purposes of each of them?

score 150 · Accepted Answer · edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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popupTheme

Specifies the theme to use when inflating popup menus. By default, uses the same theme as the Toolbar itself.
theme

It is simply the theme of Toolbar.

edited Jun 20 '20 at 09:12

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answered Dec 03 '15 at 09:17

Nouman Ghaffar

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You just said what I needed – Farid Apr 14 '16 at 14:51
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Thanks for **"By default, uses the same theme as the Toolbar"**. And could you please provide some citing sources for this? – Weekend Jan 04 '17 at 04:32
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yeah, Google needs to hire more technical writers. A lot of the latest documentation is very "diluted". (That's actually why I hate working with Firebase) – Someone Somewhere Apr 04 '18 at 00:50
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Now what is popup menu? :) – M.kazem Akhgary Oct 30 '18 at 19:16
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@M.kazemAkhgary it's the menu you get when you tap the overflow icon (the three dots) in any toolbar. – Jacob Ras Nov 10 '18 at 15:55
I'm trying to switch between different themes for the `Toolbar` but nothing changes in the Android Studio's preview. What am I missing? – brainplot Dec 03 '18 at 23:06

android toolbar popupTheme vs theme

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