Content Beyond the Navigation Bar

Question

I have a problem with Android 5.0 and above. Whenever I align any view with the parent bottom, the content is hidden behind a soft navigation button.

The above screenshot is taken after creating a new project with Android Studio 1.5. I just added the edit text at the bottom of the snippet.

As you can see, half of the editing text is located behind the navigation bar.

Although the codes are automatically generated by Android Studio, I still post the codes below.

manifest.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" package="com.trial.exps.tabbedtrial"> <application android:allowBackup="true" android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher" android:label="@string/app_name" android:supportsRtl="true" android:theme="@style/AppTheme"> <activity android:name=".MainActivity" android:label="@string/app_name" android:theme="@style/AppTheme.NoActionBar"> <intent-filter> <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" /> <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" /> </intent-filter> </activity> </application> </manifest> 

activity_main.xml

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:id="@+id/main_content" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:fitsSystemWindows="true" tools:context="com.trial.exps.tabbedtrial.MainActivity"> <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout android:id="@+id/appbar" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:paddingTop="@dimen/appbar_padding_top" android:theme="@style/AppTheme.AppBarOverlay"> <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar android:id="@+id/toolbar" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize" android:background="?attr/colorPrimary" app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways" app:popupTheme="@style/AppTheme.PopupOverlay"> </android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar> <android.support.design.widget.TabLayout android:id="@+id/tabs" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout> <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager android:id="@+id/container" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" /> <android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton android:id="@+id/fab" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:layout_gravity="end|bottom" android:layout_margin="@dimen/fab_margin" android:src="@android:drawable/ic_dialog_email" /> </android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout> 

fragment_main.xml

 <RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin" android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin" tools:context="com.trial.exps.tabbedtrial.MainActivity$PlaceholderFragment"> <TextView android:id="@+id/section_label" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="wrap_content" /> <EditText android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="wrap_content" android:hint="Put Some Text" android:layout_alignParentBottom="true" android:background="@drawable/curved_edges"/> </RelativeLayout> 

curved_edges.xml

 <shape xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"> <solid android:color="#fff" /> <stroke android:width="1dp" android:color="#454545" /> <padding android:left="6dp" android:top="6dp" android:right="6dp" android:bottom="6dp" /> <corners android:radius="6dp" /> </shape> 

MainActivity.java

 package com.trial.exps.tabbedtrial; import android.support.design.widget.TabLayout; import android.support.design.widget.FloatingActionButton; import android.support.design.widget.Snackbar; import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity; import android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar; import android.support.v4.app.Fragment; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentManager; import android.support.v4.app.FragmentPagerAdapter; import android.support.v4.view.ViewPager; import android.os.Bundle; import android.view.LayoutInflater; import android.view.Menu; import android.view.MenuItem; import android.view.View; import android.view.ViewGroup; import android.widget.TextView; public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity { /** * The {@link android.support.v4.view.PagerAdapter} that will provide * fragments for each of the sections. We use a * {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} derivative, which will keep every * loaded fragment in memory. If this becomes too memory intensive, it * may be best to switch to a * {@link android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter}. */ private SectionsPagerAdapter mSectionsPagerAdapter; /** * The {@link ViewPager} that will host the section contents. */ private ViewPager mViewPager; @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); setContentView(R.layout.activity_main); Toolbar toolbar = (Toolbar) findViewById(R.id.toolbar); setSupportActionBar(toolbar); // Create the adapter that will return a fragment for each of the three // primary sections of the activity. mSectionsPagerAdapter = new SectionsPagerAdapter(getSupportFragmentManager()); // Set up the ViewPager with the sections adapter. mViewPager = (ViewPager) findViewById(R.id.container); mViewPager.setAdapter(mSectionsPagerAdapter); TabLayout tabLayout = (TabLayout) findViewById(R.id.tabs); tabLayout.setupWithViewPager(mViewPager); FloatingActionButton fab = (FloatingActionButton) findViewById(R.id.fab); fab.setOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() { @Override public void onClick(View view) { Snackbar.make(view, "Replace with your own action", Snackbar.LENGTH_LONG) .setAction("Action", null).show(); } }); } @Override public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) { // Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present. getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.menu_main, menu); return true; } @Override public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) { // Handle action bar item clicks here. The action bar will // automatically handle clicks on the Home/Up button, so long // as you specify a parent activity in AndroidManifest.xml. int id = item.getItemId(); //noinspection SimplifiableIfStatement if (id == R.id.action_settings) { return true; } return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item); } /** * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view. */ public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment { /** * The fragment argument representing the section number for this * fragment. */ private static final String ARG_SECTION_NUMBER = "section_number"; public PlaceholderFragment() { } /** * Returns a new instance of this fragment for the given section * number. */ public static PlaceholderFragment newInstance(int sectionNumber) { PlaceholderFragment fragment = new PlaceholderFragment(); Bundle args = new Bundle(); args.putInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER, sectionNumber); fragment.setArguments(args); return fragment; } @Override public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) { View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container, false); TextView textView = (TextView) rootView.findViewById(R.id.section_label); textView.setText(getString(R.string.section_format, getArguments().getInt(ARG_SECTION_NUMBER))); return rootView; } } /** * A {@link FragmentPagerAdapter} that returns a fragment corresponding to * one of the sections/tabs/pages. */ public class SectionsPagerAdapter extends FragmentPagerAdapter { public SectionsPagerAdapter(FragmentManager fm) { super(fm); } @Override public Fragment getItem(int position) { // getItem is called to instantiate the fragment for the given page. // Return a PlaceholderFragment (defined as a static inner class below). return PlaceholderFragment.newInstance(position + 1); } @Override public int getCount() { // Show 3 total pages. return 3; } @Override public CharSequence getPageTitle(int position) { switch (position) { case 0: return "SECTION 1"; case 1: return "SECTION 2"; case 2: return "SECTION 3"; } return null; } } } 

styles.xml

 <resources> <!-- Base application theme. --> <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar"> <!-- Customize your theme here. --> <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item> <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item> <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item> </style> <style name="AppTheme.NoActionBar"> <item name="windowActionBar">false</item> <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item> </style> <style name="AppTheme.AppBarOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar" /> <style name="AppTheme.PopupOverlay" parent="ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Light" /> </resources> 

PS If removing or replacing drawable is part of your solution, I already tried it. And I could not find the right solution in the Android manuals either.

Answer 1

I don't have a solution without shelves, but that might help. The root element of activity_main.xml states that it must match the system window: android:fitsSystemWindows="true" .

I assume that you need to find a way to determine if the bottom navigation bar is on the screen, and if true, add an extra margin to your activity layout.

Answer 2

Here is the solution.

Most layouts are solved by adding these properties to the -21 style.xml value.

  <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item> <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item> <item name="android:fitsSystemWindows">true</item> 

for others, I calculated the height of the navigation bar and added margin to my view.

  public static int getSoftButtonsBarSizePort(Activity activity) { // getRealMetrics is only available with API 17 and + if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.JELLY_BEAN_MR1) { DisplayMetrics metrics = new DisplayMetrics(); activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(metrics); int usableHeight = metrics.heightPixels; activity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getRealMetrics(metrics); int realHeight = metrics.heightPixels; if (realHeight > usableHeight) return realHeight - usableHeight; else return 0; } return 0; }