Transparent Activity Example

Hi Friends,

Here i am going to share you a fantastic example of android, here i am going to explain you how to create a Transparent Activity in android follow the following codes.

Example

Codes:

activity_main.xml

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    android:layout_width="fill_parent"

    android:layout_height="fill_parent"

    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <TextView

        android:id="@+id/textView1"

        android:layout_width="match_parent"

        android:layout_height="match_parent"

        android:gravity="center"

        android:text="Transparent Activity Example"

        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge"

        android:textColor="@color/black_color" />

</LinearLayout>

string.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<resources>

    <string name="app_name">RemoveBackground</string>
    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
    <color name="black_color">#404040</color>
    <color name="transparent">#90ffffff</color>


</resources>

style.xml

<resources>

    <!--
        Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
        by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices.
    -->
    <style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
        <!--
            Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
            res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
            backward-compatibility can go here.
        -->
    </style>

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

    
<style name="Transparent">
<item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
<item name="android:windowAnimationStyle">@android:style/Animation.Translucent</item>
<item name ="android:windowBackground">@color/transparent</item>
<item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
<item name="android:colorForeground">#fff</item>
</style>



</resources>

Manifest

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    package="in.androiddevelopmentanddiscussion.removebackground"
    android:versionCode="1"
    android:versionName="1.0" >

    <uses-sdk
        android:minSdkVersion="8"
        android:targetSdkVersion="18" />

    <application
        android:allowBackup="true"
        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
        android:label="@string/app_name"
        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
        <activity
            android:name="in.androiddevelopmentanddiscussion.removebackground.MainActivity"
            android:label="@string/app_name" 
            android:theme="@style/Transparent">
            <intent-filter>
                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
            </intent-filter>
        </activity>
    </application>


</manifest>

MainActivity.java

package in.androiddevelopmentanddiscussion.removebackground;

import android.os.Bundle;
import android.app.Activity;
import android.view.Menu;

public class MainActivity extends Activity {

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
// Inflate the menu; this adds items to the action bar if it is present.
getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.main, menu);
return true;
}


}

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