How do I create a transparent Activity on Android?

Question

I want to create a transparent Activity on top of another activity.

How can I achieve this?

Answer 1

Add the following style in your res/values/styles.xml file (if you don’t have one, create it.) Here’s a complete file:

(The value @color/transparent is the color value #00000000 which I put in the res/values/color.xml file. You can also use @android:color/transparent in later Android versions.)

Then apply the style to your activity, for example:

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