Question

If the device is running ICS I want to hide the status bar with:

getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);

But the View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE parameter is defined in Android API 14.

My manifest is now:

<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="4" android:targetSdkVersion="14" />

and

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

But then it crashes with:

java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: android.view.View.setSystemUiVisibility

What can I do to call this method and keep it compatible with Android devices with a lower api level?

Answer 1

You can get the version by using

int SDK_INT = android.os.Build.VERSION.SDK_INT;

and u can check the version before set the parameter

if(SDK_INT >= 11 && SDK_INT < 14) {
        getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.STATUS_BAR_HIDDEN);
    }else if(SDK_INT >= 14){
        getWindow().getDecorView().setSystemUiVisibility(View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LOW_PROFILE);
    }