I am developing an interactive video application using AIR on Android. The application is for at-risk communities to encourage them to get common cancer screenings, and will be deployed in clinics. I am testing and eventually deploying on the ASUS TF300, a 1280×800 ICS tablet.
When I put the app in fullscreen mode through a variety of methods it looks great, except the bottom bar of buttons does not hide, and instead displays as a black bar with “stealth” dots where the buttons normally present. I need to completely hide this bar so that users will not inadvertently navigate to home or other Android views.
I am having trouble solving this problem because I am not sure – Is it possible to EVER hide this bottom bar in ICS? If so, is there a known method for achieving this in AIR?
Many thanks for any advice.
related – what is the official name for this bottom bar of buttons in ICS?
The name is system bar.
http://developer.android.com/design/get-started/ui-overview.html
Unless you are using a rooted device you can’t really removed them as they are user navigation controls.
See this SO question:
Is there a way to hide the system/navigation bar in Android ICS