How to hide navigation bar permanently in android activity?
Solution 1:
Snippets:
FullScreenFragment.java
HideNavigationBarComponent.java
This is for Android 4.4+
Try out immersive mode https://developer.android.com/training/system-ui/immersive.html
Fast snippet (for an Activity class):
private int currentApiVersion;
@Override
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState)
{
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
currentApiVersion = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;
final int flags = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY;
// This work only for android 4.4+
if(currentApiVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT)
{
getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(flags);
// Code below is to handle presses of Volume up or Volume down.
// Without this, after pressing volume buttons, the navigation bar will
// show up and won't hide
final View decorView = getWindow().getDecorView();
decorView
.setOnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener(new View.OnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener()
{
@Override
public void onSystemUiVisibilityChange(int visibility)
{
if((visibility & View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN) == 0)
{
decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(flags);
}
}
});
}
}
@SuppressLint("NewApi")
@Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus)
{
super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
if(currentApiVersion >= Build.VERSION_CODES.KITKAT && hasFocus)
{
getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(
View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
| View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY);
}
}
If you have problems when you press Volume up or Volume down that your navigation bar show. I added code in onCreate
see setOnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener
Here is another related question:
Immersive mode navigation becomes sticky after volume press or minimise-restore
Solution 2:
Do this.
public void FullScreencall() {
if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT > 11 && Build.VERSION.SDK_INT < 19) { // lower api
View v = this.getWindow().getDecorView();
v.setSystemUiVisibility(View.GONE);
} else if(Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 19) {
//for new api versions.
View decorView = getWindow().getDecorView();
int uiOptions = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY;
decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions);
}
}
This works 100% and you can do same for lower API versions, even if it's a late answer I hope it will helps someone else.
If you want this to be permanent, just call FullScreencall()
inside your onResume()
method.
Solution 3:
For people looking at a simpler solution, I think you can just have this one line of code in
onStart()
getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(
View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION|
View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY);
It's called Immersive mode. You may look at the official documentation for other possibilities.