How to hide navigation bar in Android app?

Question

I was wondering how I could hide the navigation bar in an Android application?

I know how to hide it initially, but as soon as I touch the screen it pops back up. I want to hide it the same way games like Clash of Clans hide it where the only way to make it pop up is by swiping down the notifications or by swiping where the navigation bar should be.

Do you want to hide the navigation bar in the IDE or in your app? — span, Jun 12 '15 at 21:47
Does this answer your question? [How to hide navigation bar permanently in android activity?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21724420/how-to-hide-navigation-bar-permanently-in-android-activity) — Miloš Černilovský, Sep 24 '20 at 14:09

gkondati · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-12T21:48:46.667

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use immersive mode check this Immersive mode

    // This snippet hides the system bars.
private void hideSystemUI() {
    // Set the IMMERSIVE flag.
    // Set the content to appear under the system bars so that the content
    // doesn't resize when the system bars hide and show.
    mDecorView.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 // hide nav bar
            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN // hide status bar
            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE);
}

// This snippet shows the system bars. It does this by removing all the flags
// except for the ones that make the content appear under the system bars.
private void showSystemUI() {
    mDecorView.setSystemUiVisibility(
            View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
            | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN);
}

edited Jun 12 '15 at 21:48

answered Jun 12 '15 at 21:45

gkondati

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This is exactly what I was looking for! Thanks! – random user Jun 12 '15 at 21:53
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I have to wait another 2 minutes to accept as an answer and I can't click the up arrow since I don't have enough reputation – random user Jun 12 '15 at 21:56
Thanks so much, it helped hide the bar. However, once I swipe up to reveal the navbar, it doesn't hide itself after awhile like the status bar does. How can I get the navbar to hide itself after the user reinteracts with the game? – hegerber Jun 21 '19 at 21:07
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Instead of just IMMERSIVE you use IMMERSIVE_STICKY if you want the navbar to auto hide like the notification bar does. – Colby Ray Aug 28 '19 at 10:10
I find on certain devices it causes the first touch in the app to be ignored. – Clinton Mar 03 '20 at 12:39
Navigation bar overlap footer layout after called the method showSystemUI – Ram Mar 18 '20 at 13:18

score 17 · Answer 2 · answered Oct 27 '17 at 16:19

Here it is in the context of the onCreate method:

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

        this.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);

    }

The Android docs have a good explanation of what the different flags do: Using Immersive Full-Screen Mode

score 11 · Answer 3 · answered Nov 18 '19 at 11:51

Just put this method in your activity where you want to hide status bar and navigation bar in sticky mode.

@Override
public void onWindowFocusChanged(boolean hasFocus) {
    super.onWindowFocusChanged(hasFocus);
    //This is used to hide/show 'Status Bar' & 'System Bar'. Swip bar to get it as visible.
    View decorView = getWindow().getDecorView();
    if (hasFocus) {
        decorView.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);
    }
}

Android Studio does not understand this code, ```View decorView``` flagged red. — Mark Kortink, Dec 26 '20 at 00:47
@MarkKortink - `View decorView` is just an object of View class. — Chirag Prajapati, Dec 28 '20 at 09:49

AflamZone · Answer 4 · 2018-05-01T22:40:55.247

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the easy way is adding this 2 lines after super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION);
getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

edited May 01 '18 at 22:40

answered May 01 '18 at 22:33

AflamZone

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There is one problem: turn screen off and on and you will see the navigation bar again. – Style-7 Dec 23 '22 at 10:45

score 0 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 14 '20 at 07:57

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In your activity's onCreate method:

this.getWindow()
    .setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
              WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

edited Sep 14 '20 at 07:57

Alp Altunel

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answered Jun 12 '15 at 21:47

John D.

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That only hides it until the user taps the screen – random user Jun 12 '15 at 21:52
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It doesn't in my app. Does you app have some onClickListener that might change your window flags? – John D. Jun 12 '15 at 21:57

score 0 · Answer 6 · answered Oct 19 '16 at 11:15

You Can Create An Activity With The Snippet Above,And Then Add Another Windows Above The Layout:

LayoutParams layoutParameteres=new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT);
        v.setLayoutParams(layoutParameteres);
        final WindowManager.LayoutParams parameters=new WindowManager.LayoutParams(sizeX, sizeY, WindowManager.LayoutParams.TYPE_PHONE, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_NOT_FOCUSABLE, PixelFormat.TRANSLUCENT);
        parameters.gravity=Gravity.CENTER;
        parameters.x=0;
        parameters.y=0;
        wm.addView(v, parameters);

Good Luck With It

score -2 · Answer 7 · answered Apr 04 '21 at 16:40

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Modify this line in the AndroidManifest.xml file

android:theme="@style/Theme.AppCompat.DayNight.NoActionBar"

answered Apr 04 '21 at 16:40

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