How to create a semi-transparent instruction page in Android?

Question

I am new to Android and trying to work on this problem for last 2 days but could find a solution. Any help will be highly appreciated. How to create a semi-transparent page for

Answer 1

Create a new activity and set the top-level view to have a translucent background:

android:background="#c0000000"

EDIT: You also need to declare the activity to have a transparent background. Setting this theme for the activity in the manifest will work:

android:theme="@android:style/Theme.Translucent"