Android Question Add dynamic top padding using the real status bar/cutout inset, not a fixed value.

[aedwall]

Apparently some phones now have a status bar that is greater in height than in other phones. My current app sets a row of 6 buttons at a TOP property setting of 3. But with some or newer phones their status bar overlays my buttons so a user can't read the button captions. So how do I make my top buttons have a dynamic setting as to their TOP property so that each phone adjusts accordingly and button captions are fully exposed and readable? Thank you.

 

[aeric]

Might be related to edge to edge in new versions of Android.

Android 16 edge-to-edge layout issue (action bar shifted down, status bar icons missing) after targeting SDK 36

Hi everyone, after updating my app to target SDK 36 (as required by Google Play), I noticed a serious UI issue on Android 16 devices: The ActionBar is shifted down, not aligned with the top of the screen. The status bar icons disappear (battery, time, etc.). To prevent a broken layout for...

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targetSdkVersion 35 and opting out of edge-to-edge enforcement

Starting from B4A v13.4, the default themes (Themes.LightTheme / Themes.DarkTheme) already include the snippet that opts out of edge-edge. You only need this if you use a customize theme. The recommended targetSdkVersion is presently 34, however if you like to experiment with v35 then your app...

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[aedwall]

Might be related to edge to edge in new versions of Android.

Android 16 edge-to-edge layout issue (action bar shifted down, status bar icons missing) after targeting SDK 36

Hi everyone, after updating my app to target SDK 36 (as required by Google Play), I noticed a serious UI issue on Android 16 devices: The ActionBar is shifted down, not aligned with the top of the screen. The status bar icons disappear (battery, time, etc.). To prevent a broken layout for...

www.b4x.com

targetSdkVersion 35 and opting out of edge-to-edge enforcement

Starting from B4A v13.4, the default themes (Themes.LightTheme / Themes.DarkTheme) already include the snippet that opts out of edge-edge. You only need this if you use a customize theme. The recommended targetSdkVersion is presently 34, however if you like to experiment with v35 then your app...

www.b4x.com

Preliminary tests seem to show that the below fixes the issue on the single phone in question:

AddManifestText(
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="35"/>
<supports-screens android:largeScreens="true"
    android:normalScreens="true"
    android:smallScreens="true"
    android:anyDensity="true"/>)
SetApplicationAttribute(android:icon, "@drawable/icon")
SetApplicationAttribute(android:label, "$LABEL$")
'End of default text.
SetApplicationAttribute(android:theme, "@style/LightTheme")
CreateResource(values-v20, theme.xml,
<resources>
    <style
        name="LightTheme" parent="@android:style/Theme.Material.Light">
                [B]<item name="android:windowOptOutEdgeToEdgeEnforcement">true</item>[/B]
    </style>
</resources>
)