How can I detect tab focus changes in an android TabLayout?

Question

I have a ViewPager set up with a TabLayout at the top. The app is running on a device with physical d-pad directional keys that can be used to move the control focus.

How can I detect when the focus is moved to specific tabs in the TabLayout? I can see the Tab highlight when the focus is received, but I am unable to find any events that might allow me to detect this. Also, TabSelected doesn't work, as it doesn't fire until the center key of the d-pad is pressed to "select" the focused tab.

Answer 1

You can add custom view to your tab, and then setOnFocusChangeListener for this view.