How to get status and navigation bar transparent with gravity box? - Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I've tried to find how to make the status and navigation bar transparent with gravity box on Nexus 5 but every post on the Internet shows something like "transparency management" in Gravity box but this option seems to be non-existent.
Any ideas?
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MadMatt89 said:
Hello,
I've tried to find how to make the status and navigation bar transparent with gravity box on Nexus 5 but every post on the Internet shows something like "transparency management" in Gravity box but this option seems to be non-existent.
Any ideas?
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Status bar and Nav bar transparency is determined by the app. Most launchers have it implemented and a small number of other apps do. There's an Xposed module to force transparency on apps but it's buggy as apps that weren't designed with transparent bars in mind would have elements drawn behind the bars rather than leaving it as space for them.

MadMatt89 said:
Hello,
I've tried to find how to make the status and navigation bar transparent with gravity box on Nexus 5 but every post on the Internet shows something like "transparency management" in Gravity box but this option seems to be non-existent.
Any ideas?
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The term "transparency management" was removed after KK I think.
Go to GravityBox -> Display tweaks -> Enable Translucent decor at the bottom. Reboot.

fxdil said:
The term "transparency management" was removed after KK I think.
Go to GravityBox -> Display tweaks -> Enable Translucent decor at the bottom. Reboot.
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I believe what that does is always force transparent status and nav bars on the Recent Apps screen (and maybe elsewhere, I never noticed it anywhere else). In AOSP (also stock ROM), if you're in an app that doesn't support transparent status/nav bars then tap on recent apps, it won't fade away the bars to transparency. Vice versa, if you're in an app that supports it (most common being launcher), tapping on recent apps will keep the bars transparent.
Most custom ROMs have worked around it so going to recent apps will ALWAYS fade the bars to transparency regardless if the app you were in had them transparent or not. That option in GravityBox does the same thing.
Try disabling that option in GravityBox and you'll see.

Lethargy said:
I believe what that does is always force transparent status and nav bars on the Recent Apps screen (and maybe elsewhere, I never noticed it anywhere else). In AOSP (also stock ROM), if you're in an app that doesn't support transparent status/nav bars then tap on recent apps, it won't fade away the bars to transparency. Vice versa, if you're in an app that supports it (most common being launcher), tapping on recent apps will keep the bars transparent.
Most custom ROMs have worked around it so going to recent apps will ALWAYS fade the bars to transparency regardless if the app you were in had them transparent or not. That option in GravityBox does the same thing.
Try disabling that option in GravityBox and you'll see.
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Actually, not for mine. When the option is enabled, recent apps screen displays black bars even if the app supports transparency weirdly enough. I never used the transparency option in gravitybox in the first place, so I'm more than happy to stick with the system default.

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Can someone who is rooted confirm if smart status bar app ( pro / free ) version works ?
I use this everyday to get screen back on my N4 hoping the launcher has not screwed this up
Hey, I just looked into the app and if I understand correctly, it reveals the status bar in full screen apps.
KitKat has this feature built in. Swipe from the top down to reveal the status bar at and time
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qmanoulton said:
Hey, I just looked into the app and if I understand correctly, it reveals the status bar in full screen apps.
KitKat has this feature built in. Swipe from the top down to reveal the status bar at and time
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Yeah almost, however when combined with full screen mode the status bar auto hides when not in use and pings down and shows its self until you deal with the notification.
It needed root under 4.3 to work in order to redraw the status bar, its not simply hiding the bar constantly not sure how 4.4 deals with it as I have poor WiFi and can't download a build for my n4/7 in any less than 8 hours.

Empty status bar

Is there any way to have a 100% empty status bar,no signal bars of any kind?I am looking for a way do it.I can't seem to kind a way with using immersive mode,which I don't want.I looked for a xposed module and didn't find any.Thanks in advance.
habitformer said:
Is there any way to have a 100% empty status bar,no signal bars of any kind?I am looking for a way do it.I can't seem to kind a way with using immersive mode,which I don't want.I looked for a xposed module and didn't find any.Thanks in advance.
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Just to be clear, why would you rather have a status bar with no status icons instead of simply no status bar at all?
rootSU said:
Just to be clear, why would you rather have a status bar with no status icons instead of simply no status bar at all?
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Personal preference. I want a change.I like immersive mode with pie.It's just not what I want to be honest.I would like it empty and to use a widget to relay the info that would show up.(I.e WiFi signal carrier signal clock )
habitformer said:
Personal preference. I want a change.I like immersive mode with pie.It's just not what I want to be honest.I would like it empty and to use a widget to relay the info that would show up.(I.e WiFi signal carrier signal clock )
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Sorry, I get the "clean look" idea. I just don't understand what the difference is to you to have a clean status bar vs no status bar... I don't see why you would want the former not the latter. Or would completely hiding the status bar be an option too?
rootSU said:
Sorry, I get the "clean look" idea. I just don't understand what the difference is to you to have a clean status bar vs no status bar... I don't see why you would want the former not the latter. Or would completely hiding the status bar be an option too?
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I would "hide it".I've never really been a widget person,so I'd like to try something new and use a widget to give me all the info normally displayed in the status bar,but I don't want to use something that takes away the keys I added and colored. Any thoughts?
habitformer said:
I would "hide it".I've never really been a widget person,so I'd like to try something new and use a widget to give me all the info normally displayed in the status bar,but I don't want to use something that takes away the keys I added and colored. Any thoughts?
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Widget is only good if you're in the launcher. What about in apps? Some custom laucnhers can hide status bar when you're in launcher (homescreen etc) but then not when in apps. How would that suit?
rootSU said:
Widget is only good if you're iniconslauncher. What about in apps? Some custom laucnhers can hide status bar when you're in launcher (homescreen etc) but then not when in apps. How would that suit?
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I'm one of the small niche groups that actually really G.N.L.I like the functionality of swiping to my left for my cards.I think I had a ROM on my gnex that I was able to hide icons than make status bar transparent.I'll check out a few custom ROMs and see what I can come up with.If not I'll make my own build to suit my needs.won't be the 1st time...thanks for the feed back I was just looking for the cheap way out.
habitformer said:
Is there any way to have a 100% empty status bar,no signal bars of any kind?I am looking for a way do it.I can't seem to kind a way with using immersive mode,which I don't want.I looked for a xposed module and didn't find any.Thanks in advance.
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Use the xposed module gravity box. And use the display setting called immersive status bar. It'll hide the status bar while keeping your navigation bar. You can keep your colored nav keys, not see the status bar, and you won't have to use pie. If I'm not misunderstanding, that's what you want?
Lokke9191 said:
Use the xposed module gravity box. And use the display setting called immersive status bar. It'll hide the status bar while keeping your navigation bar. You can keep your colored nav keys, not see the status bar, and you won't have to use pie. If I'm not misunderstanding, that's what you want?
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Thanks buddy,apparently I missed that set of options in G.B.That's what I was looking for.

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DennisDD78 said:
Guys, does anyone knows how to make status & nav bars black in SETTINGS menu, instead of grey as default ? Xposed seems like can`t do this, maybe you know some mod or module for xposed that can change the colour of bars?
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I use "xperia/aosp navbar buttons" to rearrange the buttons, "xperia xposed" to make the status bar autohide, "app settings" to decide which apps to make fully immersive and finally "tinted status bar" to determine both bars colours per app.
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Status bar kitkat 4,4,4 always show

Hi
i did a search but cant seem to pin a how too
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2) turn it auto hiding again..even if its finger swipe up
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if theres a module or app that edits build pro easily so can turn off and on would be great
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.jskt.togglestatusbar&hl=en
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.jskt.togglestatusbar&hl=en
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flat style colored bars
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Since a couple of OTAs ago the customization of the nav bar has changed. I pretty much just want it to be black in all apps. There was an app "Nav Bar Apps" that did this but now it doesn't work like it used to. An example is in Nova Launcher the nav bar is always white, also in Swiftkey it's white. Any ideas?
I am looking for same thing. Black Nav bar and option to selective enable pin for all and individual apps
fylim said:
I am looking for same thing. Black Nav bar and option to selective enable pin for all and individual apps
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Flash a custom ROM like Renovate.
dbizzy said:
Since a couple of OTAs ago the customization of the nav bar has changed. I pretty much just want it to be black in all apps. There was an app "Nav Bar Apps" that did this but now it doesn't work like it used to. An example is in Nova Launcher the nav bar is always white, also in Swiftkey it's white. Any ideas?
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fylim said:
I am looking for same thing. Black Nav bar and option to selective enable pin for all and individual apps
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If you want the black nav bar back just use this theme from XDA. No need to void your warranty. Also there is Substratum for Samsung devices.
dbizzy said:
Since a couple of OTAs ago the customization of the nav bar has changed. I pretty much just want it to be black in all apps. There was an app "Nav Bar Apps" that did this but now it doesn't work like it used to. An example is in Nova Launcher the nav bar is always white, also in Swiftkey it's white. Any ideas?
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If you are familiar with ADB commands, this works perfectly for me without the root.
https://www.xda-developers.com/change-galaxy-s8-navigation-bar-color/
dbizzy said:
Since a couple of OTAs ago the customization of the nav bar has changed. I pretty much just want it to be black in all apps. There was an app "Nav Bar Apps" that did this but now it doesn't work like it used to. An example is in Nova Launcher the nav bar is always white, also in Swiftkey it's white. Any ideas?
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Permanent black nav bar:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/6ickwa/revert_a_black_color_on_navbar_settings/
-BoneZ- said:
Permanent black nav bar:
https://www.reddit.com/r/GalaxyS8/comments/6ickwa/revert_a_black_color_on_navbar_settings/
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Thanks I've been searching for this.
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dbizzy said:
I've been messing with substratum and somehow my nav bar ended up like the pixel. When I try to change it to something else, when I press home button it still shows pixel icon. I tried to remove all layers and uninstall subtratum app but the pixel nav bar remained. Is there a way to get back to stock nav bar without having to reset phone. I also installed custom nav bar app and now the spacing between buttons is smaller I think.
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You'll have to uninstall the substratum theme. Settings> apps > your theme. I'm using swift dark and there are around 20 layers to uninstall.
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dbizzy said:
Alright so I got the stock nav buttons back... Is there a way to get the right dimensions? I used the custom navbar app and made it more compact than it was.
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Do you still have the app? Did you make a backup of the original? If you didn't make a backup you should be able to use the app to remedy your situation.
yeah not sure how to get it back to the right layout. Everything is scrunched to the center.
edit: figured it out, had to purchase app to get custom layout
now get systemui error every time I rotate to landscape. Just gonna reset my phone I guess.

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