How to make the navigation bar transparent

android, android-4.4-kitkat

Solution

I have taken this from the change log for Android KitKat (4.4):

Translucent system bars

You can now make the system bars partially translucent with new themes, `Theme.Holo.NoActionBar.TranslucentDecor` and `Theme.Holo.Light.NoActionBar.TranslucentDecor`. By enabling translucent system bars, your layout will fill the area behind the system bars, so you must also enable `fitsSystemWindows` for the portion of your layout that should not be covered by the system bars.

If you're creating a custom theme, set one of these themes as the parent theme or include the `windowTranslucentNavigation` and `windowTranslucentStatus` style properties in your theme.

Hope this helps get you started.

Problem

How can I make the navigation bar transparent on Android 4.4.X and above? I have searched in the documentation, but found nothing about this.

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