Transparent app background android example

In this android example we learn, how to set 100% Transparent background to make our app more attractive or give special look.

CREATE NEW ANDROID PROJECT
Step 1:write code into activity_main.xml
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"    <TextViewStep 2:write code into your MainActivity.javapackage com.transparent.background;import android.app.Activity;public class MainActivity extends Activity { @OverrideStep 3: edit your AndroidManifest.xml<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>    <uses-sdk    <application            <!--                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />

    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"

    android:layout_width="match_parent"

    android:layout_height="match_parent"

    android:background="#80000000"

    tools:context=".MainActivity" >

        android:id="@+id/textView1"

        android:layout_width="wrap_content"

        android:layout_height="wrap_content"

        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"

        android:layout_centerVertical="true"

        android:text="http://emprovantiontechsol.blogspot.in/"

        android:textColor="#FFFFFF"

        android:textSize="25sp" />

</RelativeLayout>

import android.os.Bundle;

protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {

super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

}

}

<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"

    package="com.transparent.background"

    android:versionCode="1"

    android:versionName="1.0" >

        android:minSdkVersion="19"

        android:targetSdkVersion="23" />

        android:allowBackup="true"

        android:icon="@drawable/ic_luncher"

        android:label="@string/app_name"

        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >

        <activity

            android:name="com.transparent.background.MainActivity"

            android:label="@string/app_name"

            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.Light.NoActionBar.TranslucentDecor" >

            if you want to use android minimum SDK version 8 to pressent then set theme that given below.

            android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent"

            -->

            <intent-filter>

                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />

            </intent-filter>

        </activity>

    </application>

</manifest>

Step 4: Now run your app:

Output: