Activity act = ... if (Build.VERSION. SDK_INT < 16 ) { act.getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams. FLAG_FULLSCREEN , WindowManager.LayoutParams. FLAG_FULLSCREEN ); } else { View decorView = act.getWindow().getDecorView(); int uiOptions = View. SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN ; decorView.setSystemUiVisibility(uiOptions); // ActionBar actionBar = act.getActionBar(); // actionBar.hide(); } ref : https://stackoverflow.com/questions/5431365/how-to-hide-status-bar-in-android