How to get rid of the program name bar at the top of the application?

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i would like to get rid of the defualt grey bar which apears at the top of my application. I just can't seem to find the attribute or setting to do so. how can this be achived? thanks

score 34 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 19 '10 at 22:43

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Use android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar", either for this specific <activity> element in your manifest, or for the whole <application> element if you want it gone for all of them. Here's a FAQ entry about it.

answered Aug 19 '10 at 22:43

CommonsWare

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Remember that this also disables the Action Bar. – basickarl Nov 04 '12 at 14:25
+1 for specifying that you can also disable it per activity. Just what I was looking for! – Eduard Luca Feb 17 '13 at 02:24

score 4 · Answer 2 · answered Sep 16 '12 at 10:34

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I tried the manifest method but for some reason it wasn't working. However using the .java method as described here worked.

requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);

answered Sep 16 '12 at 10:34

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This worked for my purpose as I have View Pagers and Fragment Activities. – basickarl Nov 04 '12 at 14:25

score 3 · Answer 3 · edited Jul 03 '15 at 20:12

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Open app/src/main/res/values/styles.xml

<resources>

    <!-- Base application theme. -->
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <!-- Customize your theme here. -->
    </style>

</resources>

edited Jul 03 '15 at 20:12

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answered Jul 03 '15 at 19:49

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score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 20 '10 at 20:18

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A good article why you should avoid removing the title bar from an app by Googler Reto Meier: http://blog.radioactiveyak.com/2010/07/how-to-display-android-status-bar-in.html

Read and rethink if you really need to remove the title bar from your app.

answered Aug 20 '10 at 20:18

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I am just removing the Title bar not the notification bar. (the one that says the name of the application) – Jason Aug 20 '10 at 23:44

How to get rid of the program name bar at the top of the application?

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