tabsample.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<TabHost xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
	android:id="@android:id/tabhost"
	android:layout_width="fill_parent"
	android:layout_height="fill_parent">
	<LinearLayout
		android:orientation="vertical"
		android:layout_width="fill_parent"
		android:layout_height="fill_parent">
		<TabWidget
			android:id="@android:id/tabs"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_height="wrap_content">
			
			<TextView
				android:tag="tab0"
				android:text="Tab 1"
				android:background="@android:drawable/btn_star_big_on"
				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
				android:layout_height="fill_parent"
				/>
			<TextView
				android:tag="tab1"
				android:text="Tab 2"
				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
				android:layout_height="fill_parent"
				/>
			<TextView
				android:tag="tab2"
				android:text="Tab 3"
				android:layout_width="wrap_content"
				android:layout_height="fill_parent"
				/>
		
		</TabWidget>
			
		<FrameLayout
			android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
			android:layout_width="fill_parent"
			android:layout_height="fill_parent">
			
			<TextView
				android:text="Hallo1"
				android:layout_width="fill_parent"
				android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
			<TextView
				android:text="Hallo2"
				android:layout_width="fill_parent"
				android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
			<TextView
				android:text="Hallo3"
				android:layout_width="fill_parent"
				android:layout_height="fill_parent" />
			
		</FrameLayout>
	</LinearLayout>
</TabHost>

TabSampleActivity.java

package com.buenocode.sensortests;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Context;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.FrameLayout;
import android.widget.TabHost;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabContentFactory;
import android.widget.TabHost.TabSpec;
import android.widget.TabWidget;
import android.widget.TextView;

public class SensorActivity extends Activity {

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		
		setContentView(R.layout.tabsample);
		
		TabHost tabHost = (TabHost) findViewById(android.R.id.tabhost);
		tabHost.setup();
		
		final TabWidget tabWidget = tabHost.getTabWidget();
		final FrameLayout tabContent = tabHost.getTabContentView();
		
		// Get the original tab textviews and remove them from the viewgroup.
		TextView[] originalTextViews = new TextView[tabWidget.getTabCount()];
		for (int index = 0; index < tabWidget.getTabCount(); index++) {
			originalTextViews[index] = (TextView) tabWidget.getChildTabViewAt(index);
		}
		tabWidget.removeAllViews();
		
		// Ensure that all tab content childs are not visible at startup.
		for (int index = 0; index < tabContent.getChildCount(); index++) {
			tabContent.getChildAt(index).setVisibility(View.GONE);
		}
		
		// Create the tabspec based on the textview childs in the xml file.
		// Or create simple tabspec instances in any other way...
		for (int index = 0; index < originalTextViews.length; index++) {
			final TextView tabWidgetTextView = originalTextViews[index];
			final View tabContentView = tabContent.getChildAt(index);
			TabSpec tabSpec = tabHost.newTabSpec((String) tabWidgetTextView.getTag());
			tabSpec.setContent(new TabContentFactory() {
				@Override
				public View createTabContent(String tag) {
					return tabContentView;
				}
			});
			if (tabWidgetTextView.getBackground() == null) {
				tabSpec.setIndicator(tabWidgetTextView.getText());
			} else {
				tabSpec.setIndicator(tabWidgetTextView.getText(), tabWidgetTextView.getBackground());
			}
			tabHost.addTab(tabSpec);
		}
		
//		tabHost.setCurrentTab(0);
	}	
}