Code sample for: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13601811/move-android-fragment-to-a-different-container-cant-change-container-id-of-frag

frag_fragaccordion.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent" android:background="#0077cc">

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/menuPlace"
        android:layout_width="150dp"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_alignParentLeft="true" />

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/place3"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/menuPlace" />

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/place2"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/place3" />

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/place1"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_toRightOf="@id/place2" />

</RelativeLayout>

FragAccordion.java

package com.matthieu;

import android.graphics.Color;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.v4.app.Fragment;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentActivity;
import android.support.v4.app.FragmentTransaction;
import android.support.v4.app.ListFragment;
import android.view.LayoutInflater;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.*;

public class FragAccordion extends FragmentActivity {
    private final static String TAG = "FragAccordion";

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle arg0) {
        super.onCreate(arg0);
        setContentView(R.layout.frag_fragaccordion);
        getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
                .add(R.id.menuPlace, new Fragment0()).commit();
    }

    public static class Fragment0 extends ListFragment {

        @Override
        public void onListItemClick(ListView l, View v, int position, long id) {
            FragmentActivity fa = getActivity();
            FragmentTransaction ft = fa.getSupportFragmentManager()
                    .beginTransaction();

            LinearLayout main_linear = (LinearLayout) getActivity().findViewById(R.id.main_linear);
            int position_to_remove = 3; //right-most pane
            int containing_id = main_linear.getChildAt(position_to_remove).getId();

            Fragment old_fragment = (Fragment) getActivity().findViewById(containing_id).getTag(R.id.contained_fragment);
            if (old_fragment != null) {
                ft.remove(old_fragment);
            }

            main_linear.removeViewAt(position_to_remove);

            FrameLayout fl = new FrameLayout(getActivity());
            fl.setId(containing_id);
            fl.setLayoutParams(new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(0, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, 1));

            ft.setCustomAnimations(android.R.anim.slide_in_left,
                    android.R.anim.slide_out_right);

            if (position == 0) {
                ft.add(containing_id, new Fragment1()).commit();
            } else if (position == 1) {
                ft.add(containing_id, new Fragment2()).commit();
            } else {
                ft.add(containing_id, new Fragment3()).commit();
            }

            main_linear.addView(fl, 1);
        }

        @Override
        public void onActivityCreated(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            super.onActivityCreated(savedInstanceState);
            setListAdapter(new ArrayAdapter<String>(getActivity(),
                    android.R.layout.simple_list_item_1, new String[] {
                    "Fragment1", "Fragment2", "Fragment3" }));
        }

    }

    public static class Fragment1 extends Fragment {

        @Override
        public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                                 Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            Button b = new Button(getActivity());
            b.setBackgroundColor(Color.GREEN);
            b.setText("Fragment 1");
            return b;
        }

    }

    public static class Fragment2 extends Fragment {

        @Override
        public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                                 Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            Button b = new Button(getActivity());
            b.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);
            b.setText("Fragment 2");
            return b;
        }

    }

    public static class Fragment3 extends Fragment {

        @Override
        public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
                                 Bundle savedInstanceState) {
            Button b = new Button(getActivity());
            b.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK);
            b.setText("Fragment 3");
            return b;
        }

    }

}

ids.xml

<resources>
    <item type="id" name="contained_fragment"/>

</resources>