Instead of using setTitle
use a custom toolbar
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
android:id="@+id/toolbar_top"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:minHeight="?android: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>
//In your activity file
Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar_top);
setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);