@boengli/capacitor-fullscreen

This Capacitor plugin allows you to enable fullscreen mode in your Android app, hiding the system status and navigation bars for a more immersive experience.

Details

The Fullscreen functionality utilizes WindowInsetsControllerCompat to manage immersive mode on Android.

Backwards Compatibility

The immersive mode as implemented is best supported on Android 8.0 (API 26) and above.

Installation

1. Install npm i @boengli/capacitor-fullscreen
2. In /android/variable.gradle make sure to have at least androidxCoreVersion >= 1.9.0
3. npx cap sync android

Example Usage

import { Fullscreen } from '@boengli/capacitor-fullscreen';

try {
  await Fullscreen.activateImmersiveMode();
  console.log('Fullscreen enabled');
} catch (error) {
  console.error('Error enabling fullscreen:', error);
}

iOS

You don't need a plugin. Just add this to your Info.plist:

<key>UIStatusBarHidden</key>
<true/>
<key>UIViewControllerBasedStatusBarAppearance</key>
<false/>

Function Descriptions

activateImmersiveMode

activateImmersiveMode() => Promise<void>

Activates immersive mode, hiding both the status and navigation bars.

Param	Type	Description
N/A	N/A	This function does not take any parameters.

Returns: A Promise that resolves when immersive mode is successfully activated or rejects with an error if it fails.

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deactivateImmersiveMode

deactivateImmersiveMode() => Promise<void>

Deactivates immersive mode, restoring visibility to the status and navigation bars.

Param	Type	Description
N/A	N/A	This function does not take any parameters.

Returns: A Promise that resolves when immersive mode is successfully deactivated or rejects with an error if it fails.

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setLegacyFallbackEnabled

setLegacyFallbackEnabled(useLegacyFallback: boolean) => Promise<void>

Enables or disables the legacy immersive mode fallback for Android devices running versions lower than Android 11. This allows the plugin to fall back to using SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY for consistent behavior on older devices.

Param	Type	Description
useLegacyFallback	boolean	Set to true (default) to enable legacy fallback for older Android versions, or false to disable it.

Returns: A Promise that resolves when the fallback setting is applied or rejects with an error if it fails.