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Android Build a Weather App (2015) Building the Weather UI Starting at the Center

Posted by marsh john
marsh john
Courses Plus Student 605 Points

How to get rid of Action bar?Help Me!!!!

How to get rid of Action bar it's showing text Stormy? Help Me!!!!

3 Answers

Andrew Winkler
Andrew Winkler
37,739 Points
Andrew Winkler
Andrew Winkler
37,739 Points

I've noticed that if you set the theme in the AndroidManifest, it seems to get rid of that short time where you can see the action bar. So, try adding this to your manifest:

<android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar">

Just add it to your application tag to apply it app-wide.

marsh john
marsh john
Courses Plus Student 605 Points

thnx for quick response, it works.

Chris Stringer
Chris Stringer
4,813 Points
Chris Stringer
Chris Stringer
4,813 Points

Or on the design tab of the main activity select them and then select NoTitleBar, it's right next to the API Version

Roxana Jula
Roxana Jula
2,753 Points
Roxana Jula
Roxana Jula
2,753 Points

Go to values->styles.xml and change from

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.DarkActionBar">

to 

<style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">