Translucent Dialog Box in Android

android, android-alertdialog, android-layout

Solution

To see the underlying activity un-dimmed:

dialog.getWindow().clearFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND);

To have the Dialog's background translucent, you have to set a background color with alpha < 255 (see the `Color` API).

Problem

Hi, I wish to achieve this look for my alert dialog but is unsure of how should i do it. I do know how to get the transparent alert dialog look in android but I can't find any clue for it to be translucent. Please leave some opinion or guide on how should I start doing it. Thanks so much! Update: Sorry I have forgotten to include that actually I am using xml with the alert dialog theme instead of the normal alert dialog.

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