How to style drawer (NavigationView) different theme than main activity?

Question

I like to use dark theme in my activity, but I would like to have drawer in light theme.

Is it possible to set dark theme for activity AND light for drawer? Drawer should be light, but within dark activity.

Answer 1

Simply add this to your navigation view XML

android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light"

Answer 2

To switch between themes dynamically you simply need to call setTheme before super onCreate like this:

public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    setTheme(android.R.style.Theme);
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_two);
}