The bar above the keyboard

[Dav1]

Since the latest update to App Inventor and the Companion app, the screen looks very bad when the keyboard is extended: the navigation bar background appears above the keyboard. Please fix this bug, as it significantly degrades the app's appearance.

I'm using Android 16.

P.S. Regarding the navigation bar, I'd also appreciate it if you could add the ability to make the navigation bar any color you want, independent of the status bar color (especially transparent) on the latest versions of Android. It would be great if the content behind the bar could be visible, like in this photo:

Thank you very much for every improvement

[TIMAI2]

@Dav1

the navigation bar background appears above the keyboard. Please fix this bug

I believe this is now default behaviour with API35+

@Dav1

I'd also appreciate it if you could add the ability to make the navigation bar any color you want

Tricky now we are using API35+

[Anke]

@Dav1

I'd also appreciate it if you could add the ability to make the navigation bar any color you want, independent of the status bar color (especially transparent)

Status bar and Navbar issue after the targetSdk 35 update on (probably) all Android versions

[grafik]

Android 15+ : Status and Nav Bar Colours

Try this: [grafik]

Blocks

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I can only repeat myself: This madness that Google is increasingly burdening us with is no longer bearable. …

[Browny]

Since the bar appeared, a backspace does not work as well. And, when numbersonly is true, I can't type any number on it...

[Dav1]

An app I built with App Inventor in November and installed today doesn't have a bar above the keyboard. I think the problem would be solved by using (somehow) an older version of App Inventor, or perhaps specifying in the app that it has a lower API level. Would either of these solutions be helpful? If so, how would I implement them?

[Anke]

@Dav1

Would either of these solutions be helpful? If so, how would I implement them?

If intended to publish in the PlayStore, no. Otherwise use AI2-Offline (a version that targets SDK < 35.

[Dav1]

Why can't I publish the app to the PlayStore later? Is App Inventor offline safe to use? (Apparently, it's not an official release.)

[Taifun]

@Dav1

Why can't I publish the app to the PlayStore later?

You only can publish apps which target sdk 35

@Dav1

Is App Inventor offline safe to use?

Yes

Taifun

[Dav1]

I've read these posts before. You mentioned that you created the SystemBars extension, but unfortunately, you haven't shared it with the community yet, so these quotes aren't helpful. You wrote that the extension is in an experimental stage, but I think it would be very helpful for users.