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* Since Android | * Since Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) the way the navigation bar works has been changed. On some Android devices that do not have physical buttons the navbar cannot be normally hidden, but only “dimmed”. Some Android set‐top boxes have this “no buttons” flag set and will not hide the navigation bar when using XBMC. | ||
* '''To remove the navbar:''' | * '''To remove the navbar:''' | ||
** You can use "[http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/ HideBar]" (Has a free version, and is open source if you wish to compile yourself) | ** You can use "[http://ppareit.github.com/HideBar/ HideBar]" (Has a free version, and is open source if you wish to compile yourself) | ||
** The app "[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen Full!Screen]" is free and should also work. | ** The app "[https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.tsorn.FullScreen Full!Screen]" is free and should also work. | ||
** A custom Android distribution can be installed to correctly handle the navbar. [http://replicant.us/ Replicant], [http://www.cyanogenmod.org/ CyanogenMod] and some others offer an “extended desktop” mode which hides the navigation bar and, optionally, the status bar too. | |||
** A custom Android | |||
** There's some other tricks you can do if you have rooted the device {{editor note|I keep hearing this, but haven't found any of these tricks yet. If someone finds one, please note it here.}} | ** There's some other tricks you can do if you have rooted the device {{editor note|I keep hearing this, but haven't found any of these tricks yet. If someone finds one, please note it here.}} | ||
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Revision as of 17:48, 29 November 2013
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Frequently Asked Questions for Android. Template:XBMC FAQ
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- See also: XBMC all platforms FAQ for FAQs that apply to all versions of XBMC.
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