How to change status bar font color in Android?

Question

Many answers I saw said try adding <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>,
but my status bar font color isn't changed from white whether I set true or false. (default color is white).
I added this line in .../res/values/themes/themes.xml and themes.xml(night).

I don't care it will be deleted or transparentized. Just want to make it invisible.
Like this : enter image description here
What should I do now? Someone help please?
If you need more detailed information, please comment! thank you!

my code is here (themes.xml) :

<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="Theme.NewProject" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.DarkActionBar">
        <!-- Primary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/black</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/black</item>
        <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/black</item>
        <!-- Secondary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorSecondary">@color/teal_200</item>
        <item name="colorSecondaryVariant">@color/teal_700</item>
        <item name="colorOnSecondary">@color/black</item>
        <!-- Status bar color. -->
        <item name="android:statusBarColor">?attr/colorPrimaryDark</item>
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item>
        <!-- ** Added Line ** -->
        <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
    </style>
</resources>

this answer might be what you are looking for https://stackoverflow.com/a/65704955/908821 — Angel Koh, Jan 17 '21 at 16:11
to remove or change the status bar text, try https://stackoverflow.com/a/43936714/908821 — Angel Koh, Jan 17 '21 at 16:17
@AngelKoh thanks, your comments are helpful, too. It works finally! — yooooonly, Jan 18 '21 at 08:46

Sekiro · Accepted Answer · 2021-01-17T16:07:07.640

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Add the following in your style to customize the status-bar color

<resources xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools">
    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="Theme.NewProject" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.DayNight.DarkActionBar">
        <!-- Primary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/black</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryVariant">@color/black</item>
        <item name="colorOnPrimary">@color/black</item>
        <!-- Secondary brand color. -->
        <item name="colorSecondary">@color/teal_200</item>
        <item name="colorSecondaryVariant">@color/teal_700</item>
        <item name="colorOnSecondary">@color/black</item>

        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
        <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item>

        <!-- ** Add here ** -->
        <!-- ** if you prefer no status bar use this ** -->
        <item name="android:statusBarColor" tools:targetApi="l">@android:color/transparent</item>
    </style>
</resources>

Edit:

// use this to display no text in toolbar
getSupportActionBar().setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);

edited Jan 17 '21 at 16:07

answered Jan 17 '21 at 14:26

Sekiro

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In my directory, I haven't had `styles.xml` that I had seen many questions related to this topic. But I found the `styles.xml` and `.../res/values/themes/themes.xml` have similar contents. So I edited `themes.xml` but it's not working, I added the line you added though. Is the directory a problem? If it's true, ShouId I add the `styles.xml` in `.../res/values` and the `themes.xml` is deleted? – yooooonly Jan 17 '21 at 15:28
@yooooonly I meant the same, add that in your `themes.xml`, check the edited answer now it's working in my device – Sekiro Jan 17 '21 at 15:34
After pasting, It's not working too. My purpose is [this](https://i.stack.imgur.com/dvW8n.jpg). The text is not deleted in status bar. I thought my project's setting might have some problem, so I tried a new project, but it wasn't solved, too. – yooooonly Jan 17 '21 at 15:58
@yooooonly if you prefer no title in your toolbar, just add the edited answer in your activity class and leave the themes undisturbed – Sekiro Jan 17 '21 at 16:12

How to change status bar font color in Android?

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