How to hide navigation bar permanently in android activity

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I want to hide navigation bar permanently in my activity not whole system ui   now i m using this piece of code     getWindow   getDecorView   setSystemUiVisibility View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION     It hides the bar but when user touches the screen it showing again  is there  any way to hide it permanently until activity onStop

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Try this   View decorView   getWindow   getDecorView    int uiOptions   View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION             View SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN  decorView setSystemUiVisibility uiOptions

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Do this   public void FullScreencall         if Build VERSION SDK INT  gt  11  amp  amp  Build VERSION SDK INT  lt  19       lower api         View v   this getWindow   getDecorView            v setSystemUiVisibility View GONE         else if Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   19              for new api versions          View decorView   getWindow   getDecorView            int uiOptions   View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION   View SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE STICKY          decorView setSystemUiVisibility uiOptions             This works 100  and you can do same for lower API versions  even if it s a late answer I hope it will helps someone else   If you want this to be permanent  just call FullscreenCall   inside your onResume   method

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It s my solution   First  define boolean that indicate if navigation bar is visible or not   boolean navigationBarVisibility   true   because it s visible when activity is created   Second create method that hide navigation bar   private void setNavigationBarVisibility boolean visibility       if visibility           View decorView   getWindow   getDecorView            int uiOptions   View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION                   View SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN          decorView setSystemUiVisibility uiOptions           navigationBarVisibility   false             else         navigationBarVisibility   true      By default  if you click to activity after hide navigation bar  navigation bar will be visible  So we got it s state if it visible we will hide it   Now set OnClickListener to your view  I use a surfaceview so for me       playerSurface setOnClickListener new View OnClickListener              Override         public void onClick View v                setNavigationBarVisibility navigationBarVisibility                       Also  we must call this method when activity is launched  Because we want hide it at the beginning           setNavigationBarVisibility navigationBarVisibility

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The other answers mostly use the flags for setSystemUiVisibility   method in View  However  this API is deprecated since Android 11  Check my article about modifying the system UI visibility for more information  The article also explains how to handle the cutouts properly or how to listen to the visibility changes  Here are code snippets for showing   hiding system bars with the new API as well as the deprecated one for backward compatibility         Hides the system bars and makes the Activity  quot fullscreen quot   If this should be the default    state it should be called from  Activity onWindowFocusChanged  if hasFocus is true     It is also recommended to take care of cutout areas  The default behavior is that the app shows    in the cutout area in portrait mode if not in fullscreen mode  This can cause  quot jumping quot  if the    user swipes a system bar to show it  It is recommended to set  WindowManager LayoutParams LAYOUT IN DISPLAY CUTOUT MODE NEVER      call  showBelowCutout  from  Activity onCreate      see  Android Developers article about cutouts  https   developer android com guide topics display-cutout never render content in the display cutout area        see showSystemUI     see addSystemUIVisibilityListener     fun Activity hideSystemUI         if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES R            window insetsController  let                  Default behavior is that if navigation bar is hidden  the system will  quot steal quot  touches                and show it again upon user s touch  We just want the user to be able to show the                navigation bar by swipe  touches are handled by custom code - gt  change system bar behavior                 Alternative to deprecated SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE              it systemBarsBehavior   WindowInsetsController BEHAVIOR SHOW TRANSIENT BARS BY SWIPE                make navigation bar translucent  alternative to deprecated                WindowManager LayoutParams FLAG TRANSLUCENT NAVIGATION                 - do this already in hideSystemUI   so that the bar                is translucent if user swipes it up             window navigationBarColor   getColor R color internal black semitransparent light                 Finally  hide the system bars  alternative to View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION                and SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN              it hide WindowInsets Type systemBars                    else              Enables regular immersive mode             For  quot lean back quot  mode  remove SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE             Or for  quot sticky immersive  quot  replace it with SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE STICKY          Suppress  quot DEPRECATION quot           window decorView systemUiVisibility                        Do not let system steal touches for showing the navigation bar                 View SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE                            Hide the nav bar and status bar                         or View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION                         or View SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN                            Keep the app content behind the bars even if user swipes them up                         or View SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT HIDE NAVIGATION                         or View SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT FULLSCREEN             make navbar translucent - do this already in hideSystemUI   so that the bar            is translucent if user swipes it up          Suppress  quot DEPRECATION quot           window addFlags WindowManager LayoutParams FLAG TRANSLUCENT NAVIGATION                  Shows the system bars and returns back from fullscreen      see hideSystemUI     see addSystemUIVisibilityListener     fun Activity showSystemUI         if  Build VERSION SDK INT  gt   Build VERSION CODES R               show app content in fullscreen  i  e  behind the bars when they are shown  alternative to            deprecated View SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT HIDE NAVIGATION and View SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT FULLSCREEN          window setDecorFitsSystemWindows false             finally  show the system bars         window insetsController  show WindowInsets Type systemBars          else              Shows the system bars by removing all the flags            except for the ones that make the content appear under the system bars           Suppress  quot DEPRECATION quot           window decorView systemUiVisibility                     View SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT HIDE NAVIGATION                         or View SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT FULLSCREEN

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Use -  view setSystemUiVisibility View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION     In Tablets running Android 4   it is not possible to hide the System   Navigation Bar   From documentation         The SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION is a new flag that requests the   navigation bar hide completely  Be aware that this works only for the   navigation bar used by some handsets  it does not hide the system bar   on tablets

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I think the blow code will help you  and add those code before setContentView    getWindow   setFlags WindowManager LayoutParams FLAG DRAWS SYSTEM BAR BACKGROUNDS  WindowManager LayoutParams FLAG DRAWS SYSTEM BAR BACKGROUNDS     Add those code behind setContentView     getWindow   getDecorView   setSystemUiVisibility View SYSTEM UI FLAG LOW PROFILE

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According to Android Developer site  I think you cant as far as i know  hide navigation bar permanently    However you can do one trick  Its a trick mind you   Just when the navigation bar shows up when user touches the screen  Immediately hide it again  Its fun   Check this   void setNavVisibility boolean visible    int newVis   SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT FULLSCREEN           SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT HIDE NAVIGATION           SYSTEM UI FLAG LAYOUT STABLE  if   visible        newVis    SYSTEM UI FLAG LOW PROFILE   SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN               SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION        If we are now visible  schedule a timer for us to go invisible  if  visible        Handler h   getHandler        if  h    null            h removeCallbacks mNavHider           if   mMenusOpen  amp  amp   mPaused                   If the menus are open or play is paused  we will not auto-hide              h postDelayed mNavHider  1500                         Set the new desired visibility  setSystemUiVisibility newVis   mTitleView setVisibility visible   VISIBLE   INVISIBLE   mPlayButton setVisibility visible   VISIBLE   INVISIBLE   mSeekView setVisibility visible   VISIBLE   INVISIBLE       See this for more information on this     Hide System Bar in Tablets

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Its a security issue  https   stackoverflow com a 12605313 1303691  therefore its not possible to hide the Navigation on a tablet permanently with one single call at the beginning of the view creation  It will be hidden  but it will pop up when touching the Screen  So just the second touch to your screen can cause a onClickEvent on your layout  Therefore you need to intercept this call  but i haven t managed it yet  i will update my answer when i found it out  Or do you now the answer already

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I think this code will resolve your issue  Copy and paste this code on your MainActivity java   Override protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState                                  super onCreate savedInstanceState        View decorView   getWindow   getDecorView        decorView setOnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener      new View OnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener              Override         public void onSystemUiVisibilityChange int visibility                 if   visibility  amp  View SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN     0                    hideNavigationBar                                          private void hideNavigationBar        getWindow   getDecorView   setSystemUiVisibility          View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION          View SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE STICKY       It will works on Android-10  I hope it will helps

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Snippets   FullScreenFragment java  HideNavigationBarComponent java    This is for Android 4 4   Try out immersive mode https   developer android com training system-ui immersive html  Fast snippet  for an Activity class    private int currentApiVersion    Override  SuppressLint  NewApi   protected void onCreate Bundle savedInstanceState        super onCreate savedInstanceState        currentApiVersion   android os Build VERSION SDK INT       final int flags   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          This work only for android 4 4      if currentApiVersion  gt   Build VERSION CODES KITKAT                 getWindow   getDecorView   setSystemUiVisibility flags               Code below is to handle presses of Volume up or Volume down             Without this  after pressing volume buttons  the navigation bar will            show up and won t hide         final View decorView   getWindow   getDecorView            decorView              setOnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener new View OnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener                                   Override                 public void onSystemUiVisibilityChange int visibility                                        if  visibility  amp  View SYSTEM UI FLAG FULLSCREEN     0                                                decorView setSystemUiVisibility flags                                                                       SuppressLint  NewApi    Override public void onWindowFocusChanged boolean hasFocus        super onWindowFocusChanged hasFocus       if currentApiVersion  gt   Build VERSION CODES KITKAT  amp  amp  hasFocus                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             If you have problems when you press Volume up or Volume down that your navigation bar show  I added code in onCreate see setOnSystemUiVisibilityChangeListener  Here is another related question    Immersive mode navigation becomes sticky after volume press or minimise-restore

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For people looking at a simpler solution  I think you can just have this one line of code in  onStart      getWindow   getDecorView   setSystemUiVisibility              View SYSTEM UI FLAG HIDE NAVIGATION              View SYSTEM UI FLAG IMMERSIVE STICKY     It s called Immersive mode  You may look at the official documentation for other possibilities

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