[Q] Hide the black status bar

[spenat]

Hi there. I was wondering if there is any possibility to temporarily turn off the black status bar on the bottom of the screen (that bar with back button etc.). Sometimes it can get pretty annoying (for example when I'm playing some games, or watching movies). Of course, I don't want to delete it completely, i just want to hide it for some time and then reapply it again.

I found out, that when you delete cache of all apps (incl. system ones) in Titanium Backup, the bar will vanish, but after restart, it's there again. Anyway, this method is pretty lengthy, so I am asking, if anyone knows, how to do that quickly.

Many thanks for any help.

 

[Simon-PC]

GMD Gesture Control

You may use GMD Gesture Control from the Market. There you can use a gesture to hide/unhide the statusbar. I tried it and it works, but you need root.

This is the free version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmooddroid.gesturecontroldemo

 

[spenat]

Thank you very much! I have root, so that's no problem for me. Gonna try it for sure!

 

[pcph]

When you use that gesture control app to hide the system bar, do video applications (thinking Netflix, mx player here) and games fill up the empty space or does it leave a black bar where the system bar was? This is the only reason why I would root and unlock my tf300t right now, I'd be pissed to find out after the fact that it leaves a black bar!

 

[Godswrath]

When you use that gesture control app to hide the system bar, do video applications (thinking Netflix, mx player here) and games fill up the empty space or does it leave a black bar where the system bar was? This is the only reason why I would root and unlock my tf300t right now, I'd be pissed to find out after the fact that it leaves a black bar!

I know the homescreen fills the empty space, so I assume other apps would too. I'll test it with Netflix and get back to ya.

edit: works! and the app itself is great