How to change the status bar notification icons' color/tint in android (marshmallow and above 23+)?

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As the title says, how do I change the status bar icons' color to have a dark tint instead of the default white.

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score 77 · Accepted Answer · edited Jan 27 '17 at 13:07

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For the status bar icons' to have a dark tint instead of the default white, add the following tag in your styles.xml (or more precisely in values-v23/styles.xml) file:

<item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="23">true</item>

You can also change the flag at runtime by setting it to any View:

View yourView = findViewById(R.id.your_view);

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
    if (yourView != null) {
        yourView.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
    }
}

If you want to reset the changes, clear the flag like this:

yourView.setSystemUiVisibility(0);

edited Jan 27 '17 at 13:07

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If you use the programatic method of setting the light status bar, is there a way to change it back to the regular dark version? – Andrew Nov 17 '15 at 03:50
If that doesn't work, you may try recreating the `View` itslef on which the flag was set. For me, I just recreate a `Fragment` when a preference is changed. – Sazid Nov 18 '15 at 12:44
true – John Error Aug 16 '16 at 07:10
To change it back to dark: `rootView.setSystemUiVisibility(rootView.getSystemUiVisibility() & ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);` Unfortunately this causes a noticable redraw flicker for me, any suggestions for that appreciated. – NeilS Aug 24 '16 at 17:33
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Why is this method called on a View? What is yourView in this case? Anyone got any insights? – capt.swag Oct 22 '16 at 11:30
what if api level before 23 ? – Dhara Patel Mar 29 '17 at 13:42
@DharaPatel with the given code, it'll be just a `no-op` in previous versions of android. – Sazid Mar 29 '17 at 17:41
any other solutions for previous version? – Dhara Patel Mar 30 '17 at 04:49
@DharaPatel there isn't any. Previous versions of android do not support status bar tinting (light/dark modes). – Sazid Mar 31 '17 at 17:33
This doesn't seem to work if the `Activity`'s theme is set to `Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar` – Adam Johns Jun 04 '17 at 00:29
@AdamJohns I use `Theme.AppCompat.NoActionBar` and the above code works just fine. – Sazid Jun 04 '17 at 16:30
I use toolbar as the view, but this does not seem to work. Any hint? – Sermilion Jun 28 '17 at 06:21
@Sermilion Try using `getWindow().getDecorView()` from your `Activity` – Sazid Jun 29 '17 at 14:18

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Nov 16 '16 at 09:59

Below is sample code, change status bar color when switch between portrait&landscapse. portrait mode : light bar, dark icon; landscape mode : dark bar, light icon; Theme: "Theme.AppCompat.Light"

    @Override
    public void onConfigurationChanged(Configuration newConfig) {
        super.onConfigurationChanged(newConfig);
        Window window = getWindow();
        View decorView = window.getDecorView();
        if(Configuration.ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE == newConfig.orientation) {
            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);
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
                window.setStatusBarColor(Color.parseColor("#55000000")); // set dark color, the icon will auto change light
            }
        } else {
            decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_VISIBLE|View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
            if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
                window.setStatusBarColor(Color.parseColor("#fffafafa"));
            }
        }
    }

How to change the status bar notification icons' color/tint in android (marshmallow and above 23+)?

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