Using windowTranslucentStatus with CollapsingToolbarLayout

Question

I\'m trying to get a similar effect to what is seen on google play.

I\'ve got the below layout to show a transparent toolbar with an image behind it. When the user s

Answer 1

Once the status bar is transparent and the free to use by the activity, the toolbar is pushed top to occupy that space. To fix this you need to manually move the toolbar to the original spot.

Add the below tags to the "android.support.v7.Widget.Toolbar" view :

android:layout_height="48dp" // Whatever the height of the toolbar you want
android:layout_marginTop="-48dp" // Negative of the height of the toolbar