How to remove the title when launching android app?

Question

I already remove the title in onCreate() method.

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    final ActionBar actionBar = getActionBar();
    actionBar.setHomeButtonEnabled(false);
    actionBar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
    actionBar.setDisplayUseLogoEnabled(false);
    actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);
}

The title is not displayed. But still appears when launching the app.

And I can use

this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);

or put

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

into manifest file because I'm using actionBar. If I did that, the app crashes.

So, my question is, is there any way to remove the title when the app is launching because I am gonna put a splashscreen here. Thanks.

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PLEASE NOTICE:

Thanks for your answers, but I clearly said that I already used actionBar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false); to hide the title bar of the activity. (as shown in the first picture) BUT the title bar still appears in the launching screen (as shown in the second picture.)

and

this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);

and

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

would lead to crash launch. This happens after I used actionbar.

Moo

Was this ever solved? – Apiarist

No, I still have to keep that title bar. – Moo

Answer 1

I had the same problem.

Personally, I solved it by replacing my Activity inheritance from ActionBarActivity to Activity.

Hope this will help someone...

Baird

After 3 hours of searching, this is the best answer, Thanks in advance! – Excoriate

I agree with Amr SubZero – Son

Answer 2

Do this in your onCreate() method.

//Remove title bar

this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);

//Remove notification bar

this.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

this refers to the Activity.

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EDIT:

if you are using ActionBarSherLock

final ActionBar bar = getSupportActionBar();
bar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);

Misbecome

the Window.FEATURE_BO_TILTE would lead to crash when launching the app. And I did setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false) which hides the title bar of the activity but still does not hide it when launching it. – Moo

Answer 3

It might be crashing because you are using this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE); after setContentView();

Use this.requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE); in onCreate() of your Activity , before setContentView(); statement.

Nostology

I know it should be put after setContentView(), and it lead to crash launching the app. – Moo

Answer 4

May be i am repeating the same which all are saying but i just need to confirm it.In manifest file have add the theme like the below which i added as sample or anyother way.

<application .... android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen" android:largeHeap="true"> .. </application>

Just remove all other code related to hide title bar only andonly add this one in the manifest file it works for me.I hope it will work to you too.

Illegality

If you use the Tab Fragment example provided by developer.android.com, you will found you can't add this in the manifest file as it will crash... Don't know why – Moo

you just try this link dude.#14403988 – Illegality

Answer 5

Nick Butcher and Katherine Kuan wrote a nice Google Plus post about a smoother app launch experience:

https://plus.google.com/+AndroidDevelopers/posts/VVpjo7KDx4H

However, if you want to be compatible with Android versions below API 14 (for example using AppCompat), the only way I could achieve this is by using a separate launch activity using a theme with no actionbar.

Paratuberculosis

Answer 6

Set your splashscreen as your main activity and set the theme to

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

create and intent to move your splash screen to your actual main activity

Phyllys

Answer 7

Use this:

 ActionBar bar = getActionBar();    
 bar.hide();

or

    ActionBar bar = getActionBar();
    bar.setDisplayShowHomeEnabled(false);
    bar.setDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);

Ruphina

Answer 8

in res/values/styles.xml

find ...

<!-- Application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
   <!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
</style>

replacing for.

<!-- Application theme. -->
<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
    <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
    <!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
</style>

Save and compile...

Complicate

Answer 9

Put below three line in onCreate Method before setContentview in your activity which want to display full screen

requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE); super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

Aves

Answer 10

Hope below lines will help you

    getWindow().clearFlags(
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FORCE_NOT_FULLSCREEN); 
    requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
    getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
            WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);

Delinquency

Answer 11

You can simply add full screen theme to that activity in your manifest file:

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Black.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

Airtoair

Anything else instead of this? – Genevivegenevra

Answer 12

In your AndroidManifest.xml in application tag set your theme to full screen like in below code.

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar.Fullscreen"

Hostetter

sorry, as I mentioned, this would lead to crash in the app since I use actionbar. – Moo