Re: [android-developers] How to hide the status bar when using WebView?

Ashok Jeevan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am creating a WebView which is being launched from an activity named
> StartUpActivity.java.
>
> My intention is to hide the status bar at the top when the WebView comes
> to the front, so that the WebView remains full screen (no status bar).
>
> I can hide the status bar when I launch an activity using this code :
> getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN
> );
>
> Is there any way to hide the status bar when using WebView?

WebView is not an activity. WebView is a widget. Hence, your existing
code will work for an activity that hosts a WebView. A better approach,
though, is to use:

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

in your <activity> element in your manifest.

If, by "I am creating a WebView which is being launched...", you really
mean that you are launching the built-in Browser application, then you
cannot affect the status bar, since that is not your application.

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