How to enable horizontal scroll in tab like Google Play?

Question

I'm referencing a great demo here regarding material design. It has tabs, but when I add too many the tab items get squished (see screenshot). How can I make it scroll horizontally?

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I believe below is the layout I should make the change, but I combed the docs and can't seem to get it, pls help!

<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/main_content"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:id="@+id/appbar"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar">

        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/toolbar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
            android:background="?attr/colorPrimary"
            app:popupTheme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light"
            app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways" />

        <android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
            android:id="@+id/tabs"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content" />

    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
        android:id="@+id/viewpager"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />

    <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton
        android:id="@+id/fab"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:layout_gravity="end|bottom"
        android:layout_margin="@dimen/fab_margin"
        android:src="@drawable/ic_done" />

</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Did you try put your TabLayout in HorizontalScrollingView? — Damian Kozlak
hey @N1to that worked! Pls leave as an answer and I'll accept. I just wrapped the TabLayout with <HorizontalScrollView android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent">. Only thing is when I swipe to a tab off the screen, it doesn't focus on that tab. — TruMan1
Don't do that, TabLayout itself is already an HorizontalScrollview. You should set the TabLayout in MODE_SCROLLABLE (it's in the docs) — BladeCoder

Lamorak Lamorak · Accepted Answer · 2015-07-02T21:50:54

TabLayout has a method setTabMode() which can be either MODE_FIXED (default) or MODE_SCROLLABLE which is what you need.

You can also define this in XML with app:tabMode="scrollable".

How to enable horizontal scroll in tab like Google Play?

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