WizarPOS Display Full Screen API
Overview
This guide explains how to use specific system APIs to hide the status bar and navigation bar, enabling a full-screen display on Android devices.
Important Considerations
Be aware that using these APIs affects the entire system, not just your application. When you hide the status bar or navigation bar, it remains hidden across all system interfaces and applications.
Permission
android.permission.CLOUDPOS_HIDE_STATUS_BAR The application declares permissions in the manifest.
API Overview
Hide or show status/navigation bar using HideBars
void hideBars(int state) Set status bar and navigation bar state.
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| state | 1: hide status bar, 2: hide navigation bar, 3: hide both, 0: show both. In a device without a navigation bar, sets 2 and 3 will throw IllegalArgumentException. |
Here are some code snippets:
//hideBars:Object service = getSystemService("statusbar"); Class statusBarManager = Class.forName("android.app.StatusBarManager"); Method method = statusBarManager.getMethod("hideBars", int.class); method.invoke(service, 3);
GetBarsVisibility
int getBarsVisibility(); Get the state of the status bar and navigation bar.
Returns
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| int | the result, 1: hide status bar, 2: hide navigation bar, 3: hide both, 0: show both. In device without navigation bar, set 2 and 3 will throw IllegalArgumentException. |
Here are some code snippets:
//getBarsVisibility: Object service = getSystemService("statusbar"); Class statusBarManager = Class.forName("android.app.StatusBarManager"); Method method = statusBarManager.getMethod("getBarsVisibility"); Object object = expand.invoke(service);
Specifications
| Feature | Description |
|---|---|
| API Name | Display Full-Screen API |
| Permission Required | android.permission.CLOUDPOS_HIDE_STATUS_BAR |
| Functions | hideBars(int state), getBarsVisibility() |
FAQs
What does the Display Full-Screen API do?
It allows you to hide the status bar and navigation bar to enable a full-screen display on Android devices.
What permission is required to use this API?
The permission required is android. permission. CLOUDPOS_HIDE_STATUS_BAR.
What happens if I use the hideBars function on a device without a navigation bar?
Using set 2 or 3 on a device without a navigation bar will throw an IllegalArgumentException.
How can I check the visibility state of the status and navigation bars?
You can use the getBarsVisibility() function to get the current state.
Documents / Resources
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WizarPOS Display Full Screen API [pdf] Instructions Display Full Screen API, Full Screen API, Screen API |
