<style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/Theme.Leanback"> </style> <!-- in Theme.Leanback --> <style name="Widget.Leanback.ImageCardViewStyle" parent="Widget.Leanback.BaseCardViewStyle"> <item name="cardType">infoUnder</item> <item name="infoVisibility">activated</item> <!-- i want to override this --> <item name="android:background">@color/lb_bas…

styles.xml

    <style name="AppTheme" parent="@style/Theme.Leanback">

    </style>

    
    <!-- in Theme.Leanback -->
    <style name="Widget.Leanback.ImageCardViewStyle" parent="Widget.Leanback.BaseCardViewStyle">
        <item name="cardType">infoUnder</item>
        <item name="infoVisibility">activated</item>
        <!-- i want to override this -->
        <item name="android:background">@color/lb_basic_card_bg_color</item>
    </style>

what is the style for "Widget.Leanback.BaseCardViewStyle"

<style name="Widget.Leanback.BaseCardViewStyle" />

try this instead:

<style name="Widget.Leanback.BaseCardViewStyle.ImageCardViewStyle">
        <item name="cardType">infoUnder</item>
        <item name="infoVisibility">activated</item>
        <!-- i want to override this -->
        <item name="android:background">@color/lb_basic_card_bg_color</item>
</style>

from the manifest i target theme

<android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

   <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.Leanback">
        <item name="@style/Widget.Leanback.ImageCardViewStyle">@style/my</item>
    </style>

    <style name="my">
        <item name="cardType">infoUnder</item>
        <item name="infoVisibility">selected</item>
        <!-- i want to override this -->
        <item name="android:background">@color/orange</item>
    </style>

i have tried this, doesnt work! :(