Implement transparent status bar for android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
Implement transparent status bar for android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar: - Follow the steps in " Replace ActionBar with android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar " to implement a simplest toolbar. - Edit styles.xml to add the item of "android:windowTranslucentStatus". Edit MainActivity.java to set the padding (with the height of status bar ) of the status. package com.blogspot.android_er.androidtoolbarex2; import android.content.res.Resources; import android.os.Bundle; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar; import android.widget.Toast; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar)findViewById(R.id.toolbar); setSupportActionBar(toolbar); toolbar.setPadding(0, getStatusBarHeight(), 0, 0); }