Question Status Bar Always Hidden on Android

Anyone else having this issue in 5.2.1 and 5.2.2?

Status bar is always hidden, 'Status Bar Hidden' PlayerSettings has no effect.

-Create a new project
-Switch platform to Android
-Uncheck Status Bar Hidden in player settings
-Build and Run
-note: status bar is hidden even though you told it not to be

(if the box is ticked or not the status bar is always hidden)

https://fogbugz.unity3d.com/default.asp?733366_v5du7tf6jqc7dfc2

 

Yep, same for me too.

 

in 5.3 change docs:
"Android: Remove "Hide status bar" option in the Player Settings, now it is always hidden"

Why would they remove this feature?

My app is more of a casual app and I want the status bar available. This is very annoying.

 

Thanks, however there is no confusion. I am talking about the status bar, the thing at the top that shows the time and such.

Thanks for this info.

Do you know why they removed the easy way of doing this? (with the tick box in the editor)

 

Hi, I am sorry to reply to an old thread, but I am new to Unity and Android development in general. I would like to keep the status bar visible in my app but I don't really understand how to apply the fix you provided. Could you please explain in more detail how to modify the manifest to add your code, or point me in the right direction if it has been discussed somewhere else. Thank you.

 

Hey guys, found the perfect fix for the nav/status bar in android. I needed it in my app and saw that the status bar setting in player settings works for ios, but not android. Check it out on Zeh's website - http://zehfernando.com/2015/unity-t...-status-bars-and-implementing-immersive-mode/

His source code is also on GitHub - https://github.com/zeh/unity-tidbits/blob/master/application/ApplicationChrome.cs

It's super easy to implement and works like a charm. I'm using the latest unity 5.2.3

-OJ

 

I really need this featureI really need this status bar

 

Come on guys, all of us don't make games to go full screen. Please provide steps how to bring the status bar back.

 

I may never use unity5.x again.

 

Can be added in the next version and the status bar?

 

Hi there, now our app have not only one Activity, so is there any way i can Init the status bar in the application Init

 

The plugin works great! But please, add this feature back to Unity. In Android 4.4 and later, disable Screen.fullScreen = true when the status bar is visible or hide status bar when setting Screen.fullScreen to true. Anyway it makes no sense to remove this feature from Unity.

 

Ok, I understand that it's quite difficult to deal with all the Android combinations. The plugin is sufficient enough. However I need to recompile some other Android libraries that I use.

It would be great to apply status bar visibility before the splash screen. Or more precisely to be able to start the app in non fullscreen mode with both navigation bar and status bar visible.

 

I'm not quite sure how to get this to work.
I downloaded the provided .zip file from github and dragged the Plugins-Folder into my project.
On GitHub it says, i need to pay attention to the manifest and use the provided one.
What is this manifest and how do i use it?

 

When switching to a different app and returning, it flickers between status bar on and off, before settling with off. Could be because I'm on the N preview, but I just thought I'd flag it. Any idea how to stop it?

 

D'oh - hadn't attached the script that sets Screen.fullScreen to false to a GameObject. Interestingly it squashes everything when entering text.

 

Hi, I've just encountered a time where I need to use this plug-in but when it shows the status bar it's always black. I'm struggling to change it to transparent, is it possible to have a transparent status bar?

Thanks.

 

@Yury-Habets many thanks for this. It's most appreciated. I've created a report on GitHub

 

@Yury-Habets Thanks for your help. I managed to use your plugin but at the moment during the splash screen the navigation bar disappears and then came back once the scene is loaded (after calling the Scene.fullscreen = false). This is how is supposed to work or I'm missing something?

Thanks in advance for your answer.

 

Hi Yuri, using 5.4.0f3 here,not sure if it supposed to be like this, kitkat+ everythings perfect, status bar overlay my ui and all, jelly bean and < , i have to manually remove the plugin because fullscreen =true\false did not change anything,was set on false anyway, and it is also normal that the status bar "push" my ui canvas down? it messes up all my scales

 

Hi Yuri,

Apologies for slightly diverting the thread, but my requirement is so close to this and of all my research this is the best fit.

Basically I want to prevent that android bubble saying "swipe down from the top to exit full screen" that appears when in immersive or full screen modes. My goal is to have that bubble not appear.

I tried this plugin, and unfortunately the bubble still appears (only once though, but I want it prevented always). My game can start non-immersive and non-full screen, whatever it takes to get that bubble to not appear.

Would it be possible to adapt this plug-in to prevent that bubble appearing? I thought the plugin was going to work, because it clears all the immersive/full screen flags.

Many thanks,
Beringela.

 

Many thanks Yury-Habets, I've raised an issue.

I was also wondering, if I was to buy a Plus license, and thus have the opportunity to suppress the splash completely, then that might prevent the bubble appearing too. If that's an option, I'd be happy to buy a license.

 

Hi, really like this plugin, actually helps a lot with the app.

Just had a quick question, is it possible to have a translucent status bar but an opaque navigation bar? And if so how can I implement it?

Thanks again!

EDIT: Nvm got it to work by editing flags within styles.

Although my scalings a bit messed up now but thats another problem

 

I came across an issue today, it seems that while this plugin is in use, on some devices (my HTC 10 on android 6.0) inputfields/keyboards become bugged - the edit box with the 'OK' doesnt appear above the keyboard and is hidden under it, so inputfields cant actually be edited, but only entered for the first time. I tried removing the plugin and the issue was fixed. I tested this on another device running android 5.0.x and there were no issues, even with the modded manifest.

Is there any possible reason/solution for this?

Thanks

 

I am having the same issue with the edit box and OK button not showing up after adding the plugin. After testing a bunch of different things I noticed that this doesn't happen when using the non-transparent version (UnityStatusBarTheme). This is an acceptable workaround for me right now but I've created an issue over at Github, please feel free to add your details there also: https://github.com/Over17/UnityShowAndroidStatusBar/issues/3

 

Hi , can I hide the navigation bar while displaying the status bar with this plugin?

EDIT:I had a misinterpreting.
Thanks, My problem has been solved.

 

Is there really no way to prevent Unity from automatically calling fullscreen = true on launch?

My problem is that Screen.width and Screen.height return the dimensions of the whole screen, navigation bar included, if called before immersive mode was effectively disabled (setting Screen.fullscreen = false is asynchronous), so my measurements on launch are wrong because the immersive mode is still active for a few frames when the app starts.

I made the app assuming that the screen size never changes so this breaks several things since I updated to Unity 5, which has no way to disable the immersive mode completely.

Am I stuck with Unity 4 to keep my project working?

 

Hi, any updates on this issue so far?

 

Sorry, I'm a little bit of a newb when it comes to messing with the Android manifest and plugins, but I can't get it to build. I always get the following error:

Moving
Temp/StagingArea\android-libraries\unityShowAndroidStatusBar\classes.jar to
Temp/StagingArea\android-libraries\unityShowAndroidStatusBar\libs\classes.jar:
The system cannot find the file specified.

UPDATE: The previous version (0.3) builds fine and works great. It's 0.4 with the aar that I can't get to work.

 

Hi. It throwed me two errors: I had to change
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="9" android:targetSdkVersion="23" />
to:
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="24" />
so I could build to my device.
It does not show the status bar and it doesnot shot the navigation bar. I followed the instructions given in github, but I can't get it to work (I'm really noob when it comes to Android Manifest...).
This is the complete AndroidManifest that I got from Temp/StagingArea when it was building, maybe it can help getting a solution...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" android:versionCode="6" android:versionName="0.6" package="com.unpuzzle.GooglePlayConfig" android:installLocation="preferExternal">
<supports-screens android:anyDensity="true" android:largeScreens="true" android:normalScreens="true" android:smallScreens="true" android:xlargeScreens="true" />
<application android:icon="@drawable/app_icon" android:label="@String/app_name" android:theme="@StyLe/UnityTransparentStatusBarTheme" android:debuggable="false" android:isGame="true" android:banner="@drawable/app_banner">
<activity android:label="@String/app_name" android:name="com.unity3d.nostatusbar.UnityPlayerActivityStatusBar" android:screenOrientation="portrait" android:launchMode="singleTask" android:configChanges="mcc|mnc|locale|touchscreen|keyboard|keyboardHidden|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|fontScale|layoutDirection">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LEANBACK_LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
<meta-data android:name="unityplayer.UnityActivity" android:value="true" />
</activity>
<activity android:configChanges="fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|locale|mnc|mcc|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|touchscreen" android:name="com.unity.purchasing.googleplay.PurchaseActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" />
<activity android:configChanges="fontScale|keyboard|keyboardHidden|locale|mnc|mcc|navigation|orientation|screenLayout|screenSize|smallestScreenSize|uiMode|touchscreen" android:enableVrMode="com.google.vr.vrcore/com.google.vr.vrcore.common.VrCoreListenerService" android:name="com.unity.purchasing.googleplay.VRPurchaseActivity" android:theme="@StyLe/VrActivityTheme">
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="com.google.vr.vrcore.ACTION_NONE" />
<category android:name="com.google.intent.category.DAYDREAM" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
<!-- Required for Nearby Connections API -->
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.nearby.connection.SERVICE_ID" android:value="" />
<!-- The space in these forces it to be interpreted as a string vs. int -->
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.games.APP_ID" android:value="\ 823316474503" />
<!-- Keep track of which plugin is being used -->
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.games.unityVersion" android:value="\ 0.9.41" />
<!-- Build time check to make sure play-services libraries are present -->
<meta-data android:name="com.google.android.gms.version" android:value="@Integer/google_play_services_version" />
<activity android:excludeFromRecents="true" android:exported="false" android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.internal.SignInHubActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
<!--Service handling Google Sign-In user revocation. For apps that do not integrate with
Google Sign-In, this service will never be started.-->
<service android:exported="true" android:name="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.RevocationBoundService" androidermission="com.google.android.gms.auth.api.signin.permission.REVOCATION_NOTIFICATION" />
<activity android:exported="false" android:name="com.google.android.gms.common.api.GoogleApiActivity" android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent.NoTitleBar" />
<meta-data android:name="unity.build-id" android:value="1ad2ba99-10fe-4237-8e6e-a36baddfc120" />
<meta-data android:name="unity.splash-mode" android:value="0" />
<meta-data android:name="unity.splash-enable" android:value="True" />
</application>
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" android:targetSdkVersion="24" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="com.android.vending.BILLING" />
<!-- Indicates use of Android's VR-mode, available only on Android N+ -->
<uses-feature android:name="android.software.vr.mode" android:required="false" />
<!-- Indicates use of VR features that are available only on official "VR-ready" devices -->
<uses-feature android:name="android.software.vr.high_performance" android:required="false" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-feature android:glEsVersion="0x00020000" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.vulkan" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch" android:required="false" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.touchscreen.multitouch.distinct" android:required="false" />
</manifest>

 

Hi, sorry for the late response, forgot I posted this and couldn't even find this post. Somehow after some days it just worked, randomly (I guess it wasn't really random but I couldn't tell what we changed).

We now ran into a new problem. Navigation Bar.

Maybe this is not the appropiate post to ask about it, but since you are a Unity developer, I thought let's give it a try.
We made visible (opaque) both status and navigation bar. Problem is, in the Android devices that have navigation bar, our "game" "ends" at the end of the device screen, not when the navigation bar starts, which sometimes "eats" some content.

Is there any way to check through Unity if the Android device that is using the app has/doesn't have navigation bar, and if so, will our Scene "end" where it should, instead of the navigation bar "eating content"?

I'm really sorry if my english isn't the best, I apologize. If you need some aclarations I will do my best.

PS: This time I will be checking everyday if you answered me, thanks in advance! <3
PS2: Is there any way we can change the status bar color? It's always a very strong grey :/