topic Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5 in Z Series

BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

RobertoDS — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 14:35:14 GMT

Good evening

I've just refreshed my Xperia Z5 with Repair SW so I started without sort of errors with MM 6.0

One bad thing I noticed :

BLACK Status Bar on your UI

On Lollipop you did a great job to adapt UI to the your predefinied THEME

For example : I chosed Red Theme and my all UI for = Dialer, Settings, SMS and so on ... had red status and title bar !

Now situation has come back to Kitkat :S What a shame !!!

That's really a shame when all Android System and Apps are going into a fully M.ANDROID and u, without reason, go back to a black status bar !

Tell me why please !

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Dominic81 — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:34:01 GMT

I don't get it, on my phone, the status bar adapt to the app color, as intended

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

RobertoDS — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:40:01 GMT

Try to go into Calendar Sony, Settings and see ...

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

adamlee2014 — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 15:49:59 GMT

Same here!!! Gmail and Google play change the notification bar but in Sony apps it doesn't anymore

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

RobertoDS — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:07:46 GMT

You can avoid this bad situtation with some themes by Mikal Ambroziak, a well-known developer for Sony Themes

I installed this one https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.xtheme.rose&hl=it and I can avoid that horrible BLACK STATUS

Why did u do this Sony ?

An answer please !

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

SHKblaze — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 08:57:14 GMT

Changes according to theme and app.

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Bongoman — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 09:30:08 GMT

i've compiled this simple theme, can you confirm if the problem is still there?

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzjaCfKl4zN-bXZGeFBLR2FrWkE

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Rickard — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 10:45:29 GMT

With the new version, the default color is black but it can be changed by themes and apps. I'm afraid i don't know the background for the decision to use black as default but i will forward your feedback.

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Razorig2 — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 11:56:24 GMT

I have the same problem, it's occurred since the Google now launcher update back in mid February, the horrible navigation bar and status bar are not transparent on the home screen anymore. Google have yet to fix this problem, apparently it's mainly with the Xperia line of phones.

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

RobertoDS — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 13:51:23 GMT

I can talk, here, for a lot of people out there who are blaming for this bad decision, because everyone of us doesn't like 100% this decision, without sense !

Rickard, please, do your daily nice job to take situation back how good it was, ok ?

We can't do themes for reporting back situation ...

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

RobertoDS — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 15:48:22 GMT

Have u some other fresh news about this ?

Fix black status bar on Marshmallow by installing Xperia X Themes.

pv2506 — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 13:03:08 GMT

As you know, the black status bar on Marshmallow looks annoying.

So, I found the solution for this. Just intall the new Xperia X Themes (all themes non-touched, extract from Xperia X systemdump).

You don't need root . Just install as normal apk.

Time to change your themes. Sony !

Download: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7zfhVFaf8vJQ0ZWXzliMkZrSjA/view?pref=2&pli=1

Result:

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Jrnr — Tue, 22 Mar 2016 15:14:18 GMT

Whoever made the decession to bring back black colour on status bar was wrong

I personally think this is a very bad idea as it looks cheap and makes me feel like 'what happened to sony design? '

I see it as a bug and expect it to be fixed in the future.

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Jrnr — Sat, 26 Mar 2016 15:41:33 GMT

Anyone knows to get rid of this ugly status bar in black ....
I downloaded Xperia X themes and it fixes in most of the apps.but still wish the stock themes are more polished.
I feel like using touchwiz. Its that ugly.Thanks

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Jrnr — Fri, 30 Sep 2016 06:39:06 GMT

Can someone confirm if Sony can bring back the status bar colour. It's black and cheap not like premium. Only for Sony stock apps.But if you think Sony is premium it needs to care for every little things like apple does. We badly need Sony to fix it. Thanks

Re: BLACK Status Bar on Android MM 32.1.A.1.163 Xperia Z5

Typhoon859 — Fri, 24 Feb 2017 11:13:16 GMT

Well, bring out the pitch forks everybody, because I ended up here for the exact opposite reason. I have the Sony Xperia X Compact and I'm wondering how to NOT have it random colors or set relative to the app. I'd like the status bar and the buttons to blend in with the phone - black - and not be part of the screen, with all the focus on what's actually being worked with and intended to be shown. It actually looks cheap to me (unless perhaps you in fact have a colored or white phone) having what's technically supposed to be software UI replacements for what should otherwise be things which are physically integrated and separate from the display change to whatever solid colors relative to what's on the screen (or otherwise to whatever default color). Anyone know how to actually disable this and make it permanently black?

Not sure if it would (or why it should) matter, but I'm running Nougat. It was the same though for Marshmallow upon first getting the phone.