Change status bar text color when primaryDark is white

Question

I am trying to reproduce the behaviour of Google Calendar application:

but I have not found a way to change the status text color. If i set the colorPrimaryDark as white I cannot see the icons neither text of status bar due their color is white as well.

Is there any way to change the status bar text color?

score 266 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 14 '16 at 20:10

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I'm not sure what API level your trying to target, but if you can use API 23 specific stuff, you can add the following to your AppTheme styles.xml:

<item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>

when android:windowLightStatusBar is set to true, status bar text color will be able to be seen when the status bar color is white, and vice-versa when android:windowLightStatusBar is set to false, status bar text color will be designed to be seen when the status bar color is dark.

Example:

<!-- Base application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    <!-- Status bar stuff. -->
    <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
    <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item> 
</style>

answered Jul 14 '16 at 20:10

Jon

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if my api level is 21 it is not working can you tell me the alternative for that – Bala Saikrupa Puram Jan 31 '17 at 05:24
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Any solution found for Api 21. Please help? – iMDroid Jun 14 '18 at 12:43
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Note: android:windowLightStatusBar requires API level 23 (current min is 21) more... (⌘F1) – Hardik Darji Feb 14 '19 at 10:43
For api 21 this is not possible. In google applications it's a black bar rather than a white. – Joris Feb 03 '20 at 13:00
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See this post for API Level < 23: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49254877/white-navigationbar-with-grey-icons/49255140#49255140 – Basti Vagabond Feb 15 '20 at 10:21
`true` also fits good with this answer. – Lalit Fauzdar Feb 15 '20 at 17:49
@BastiVagabond It is not solution, it just suppresses the warning. It still won't work on API < 23 – Farid Oct 23 '22 at 09:27
For API 21+ see example below with WindowInsetsControllerCompat – Cor Jan 27 '23 at 11:33

score 38 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 10 '18 at 12:44

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you can do that programmatically like this answer

just add this

getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);

answered Jul 10 '18 at 12:44

Mycoola

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setSystemUiVisibility is deprecated – Luca Ziegler Jan 05 '21 at 17:16

Ace · Answer 3 · 2022-08-02T19:02:49.867

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The compat version works on API 23+.

Here it is:

// deprecated
// WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window, view).isAppearanceLightStatusBars = Boolean
// also deprecated
// ViewCompat.getWindowInsetsController(view)?.isAppearanceLightStatusBars = Boolean
WindowCompat.getInsetsController(window, decorView)?.isAppearanceLightStatusBars = Boolean

You can get window directly from an Activity.

I like to add it to Window extension methods:

fun Window.setLightStatusBars(b: Boolean) {
    WindowCompat.getInsetsController(this, decorView)?.isAppearanceLightStatusBars = b
}

You need androidx.core for this

edited Aug 02 '22 at 19:02

answered Feb 14 '21 at 15:44

Ace

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Ace -> Nice! Thank you! – AlexS Sep 13 '21 at 10:26
This method has no effect on API <23. https://developer.android.com/reference/androidx/core/view/WindowInsetsControllerCompat#setAppearanceLightStatusBars(boolean) – Andy Jul 31 '22 at 23:51

score 27 · Answer 4 · edited Jun 04 '19 at 03:01

it's very simple:

getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);//  set status text dark
getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(BookReaderActivity.this,R.color.white));// set status background white

and vice versa:

getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(BookReaderActivity.this, R.color.black));
View decorView = getWindow().getDecorView(); //set status background black 
decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(decorView.getSystemUiVisibility() & ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR); //set status text  light

score 15 · Answer 5 · answered Feb 01 '21 at 09:28

Following @Jon's answer I would update it a little but on new apis. On new apis with themes and night themes (dark mode) I would do it by adding the v23/styles.xml and set the status bar background and text color there:

<item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/lightColor</item>
<item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>

And in the night/styles.xml:

<item name="android:statusBarColor" tools:targetApi="l">@color/darkColor</item>
<item name="android:windowLightStatusBar" tools:targetApi="m">false</item>

The default styles.xml wouldn't contain any of this code, or just this, but remember to not set it to light:

<item name="android:statusBarColor">?attr/colorPrimaryVariant</item>

This way we are setting the light background (and text color) for status bar but only for devices with api 23+. On devices <23 background will not be changed, as I think this is something that we dont want knowing that the text color will stay white. The dark theme was added on API 29, so we don't have to be afraid of dark theme on api 21 ;)

The drawback of this however is that we are adding another file that we will need to remember to manage.

score 4 · Answer 6 · answered Jan 29 '19 at 11:22

As previous, the SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR do the work in my case, don't forget to set for higher than API 22.

add this to oncreate after the setContentView:

if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
    getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
}

score 3 · Answer 7 · edited Apr 07 '20 at 02:41

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getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);//  set status text dark

getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(MainActivity.this,R.color.colorPrimaryDark));// set status background white

It works for me

edited Apr 07 '20 at 02:41

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answered Apr 06 '20 at 23:58

Mudassar

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This requires API level 23+. – kanji Apr 15 '20 at 16:19

score 3 · Answer 8 · answered Aug 17 '22 at 11:47

With API 21+, this works for me:

WindowInsetsControllerCompat windowInsetsController =
                WindowCompat.getInsetsController(getWindow(), getWindow().getDecorView());
windowInsetsController.setAppearanceLightStatusBars(true);

I use

Theme.AppCompat.DayNight

and this code works for the Day and for the Night mode:

getWindow().setStatusBarColor(getWindow().getNavigationBarColor());
WindowInsetsControllerCompat windowInsetsController =
                WindowCompat.getInsetsController(getWindow(), getWindow().getDecorView());
if ((getResources().getConfiguration().uiMode & Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_MASK) == Configuration.UI_MODE_NIGHT_NO)
            windowInsetsController.setAppearanceLightStatusBars(true);
        else
            windowInsetsController.setAppearanceLightStatusBars(false);

score 2 · Answer 9 · answered May 15 '19 at 08:30

Try this once.

In your activity onCreate() method, paste the following code.

try {
        if (android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= 21) {
                Window window = getWindow();
                window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
                window.setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this, R.color.color_red));
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }

Note: color_red - is the status bar colour.

The question is about the text color of the status bar, not the status bar background. — kanji, Apr 15 '20 at 16:23

score 2 · Answer 10 · edited Apr 15 '20 at 20:07

In your activity onCreate() method, paste the following code after the setContentView(R.layout.activity_generic_main);

Here is the sample code below.

public class GenericMain extends AppCompatActivity {

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.activity_generic_main);
        getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);

    }
}

score 2 · Answer 11 · edited Nov 16 '20 at 01:00

Try this if not splash page

getActivity().getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS | WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_NAVIGATION);
getActivity().getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE | View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
getActivity().getWindow().addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
getActivity().getWindow().setNavigationBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.white));
getActivity().getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(context, R.color.white));

score 1 · Answer 12 · answered Mar 17 '22 at 12:28

To have a white status bar and black text color do this (Kotlin):

In the onCreate function of your main activity add this

val window: Window = window
WindowInsetsControllerCompat(window,window.decorView).isAppearanceLightStatusBars = true

In resoursces/styles.xml add this

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <item name="android:statusBarColor">#ffffff</item> <!-- this line sets the status bar color (in my case #ffffff is white) -->
<!-- the following lines are not required -->
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimary</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    </style>

This works with API level 21 as well.

score 0 · Answer 13 · answered Feb 03 '21 at 14:32

For anyone in the future looking to change status bar color from white programmatically in a fragment and back to primary dark when leaving fragment for minimum api 21< 23 in android using Java

private void updateStatusBar(boolean isEnter){

    Window window = requireActivity().getWindow();

    int color = ContextCompat.getColor(requireActivity(),R.color.colorAlertDialog);

    if(isEnter) {
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
            window.getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
        else
            clearDecorFlags(window);
    }
    else {
        color = ContextCompat.getColor(requireActivity(),R.color.colorPrimaryDark);
        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M)
            window.getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(window.getDecorView().getSystemUiVisibility() & ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR);
        else
            clearDecorFlags(window);
    }
    window.setStatusBarColor(color);
}

private void clearDecorFlags(Window window){
    window.clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS);
    window.addFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DRAWS_SYSTEM_BAR_BACKGROUNDS);
}

score 0 · Answer 14 · answered Apr 23 '21 at 04:19

So it's a bit different in case of kotlin

//for Dark status bar icon with white background

    getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR)
            getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this,R.color.white))    
    
             
    getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR.inv())
            getWindow().setStatusBarColor(ContextCompat.getColor(this,R.color.black))

 // for dark background and light theme colours of icon.

Change status bar text color when primaryDark is white

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