title: Customize Navigation Tabs in Android Action bar
body: <p>I have an Android app that Im making now using one of the default templates: I believe it was Fixed Tabs + Swipe. </p>
  
  <p>A screenshot of the current navigation bar is below (I marked the navigation bars in red for this SO question):</p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/fWXUJ.png" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>My question is, is it possible to customize these navigation tabs?  I would like to increase their height and also add an icon ideally on top of the text.  Also, Id like to change the colors.</p>
  
  <p>Something like below:</p>
  
  <pre><code>|           |          |            |
  |  icon     |  icon    |   icon     |
  |           |          |            |
  |           |          |            |
  |  HOME     |   NEW    |  FAVORITE  |
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I can't find any clear documentation that states that this type of navigation tabbar can be customized.  Is this pretty much set as is?</p>
  
  <p>Thank you!</p>