Components in the new activity drawn under status bar

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I used <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item> to make my navigation drawer move behind the status bar. But now when I create a new activity, it makes the whole activity to move behind status bar too (like the textview behind the status bar in the image:

Also I want the status bar color to match the app theme in the new activity.

New activity's java file:

public class AddStudent extends AppCompatActivity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_add_student);
}

New activity's xml file:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
tools:context="com.gupta.aayush.tuitionmanager.AddStudent"
android:orientation="vertical">

<TextView
    android:id="@+id/textView4"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:text="TextView" />
</LinearLayout>

you should check the xml layout file for the new activity and look for placement of the navigation drawer and where it is being placed at. The new activity's java file should also be applying the navigation drawer somewhere in the view. As for the status bar, I do not believe you can change the color. You should make the app fullscreen, that way the status bar is hidden and you don't have to worry about its color — Eric Reyna, Mar 14 '17 at 18:28
@EricReyna I have not done anything on the Java or xml file yet. There's only one line code i.e setContentView(R.layout.activity_add_student); (add student is the new activity). As for the xml file, I have only added the text view (I am adding that to the post too). Help please! — Aayush Gupta, Mar 14 '17 at 18:39

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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Add android:fitsSystemWindows="true" to your root LinearLayout.

See this for a detailed explanation.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:00

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answered Mar 14 '17 at 18:46

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It did help a bit. The problem is that the color of status bar changed to grey and I don't want that either. I have primary color in the theme and would like status bar's color to be primarydark – Aayush Gupta Mar 14 '17 at 19:02
Then why are you setting `windowTranslucentStatus` if you want the status bar to be primary dark? – azizbekian Mar 14 '17 at 19:06
For the navigation drawer in main activity. But I don't want that behavior for other activities in the app. – Aayush Gupta Mar 14 '17 at 19:15
See [here](http://stackoverflow.com/a/22192691/1083957) how to set status bar color. – azizbekian Mar 14 '17 at 19:20
I cleared the FLAG_TRANSLUCENT_STATUS and it kind of worked. Thanks – Aayush Gupta Mar 14 '17 at 19:35
As a newcomer in the forum: if you receive an answer to your question - mark it as accepted. – azizbekian Mar 14 '17 at 21:03

Components in the new activity drawn under status bar

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