Xamarin remove app title

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I'm struggling with the dumbest thing (I guess I'm just not used to the Xamarin Designer).

How can I remove the title of my app ? It keeps showing up but it is not in my Layout Source.

I want to remove this whole part but can't figure out how.
In C# Winforms or WPF I would have selected the whole window or screen and then accessed the main window properties but in this case, I can only select the controls I added (buttons and labels) and not the whole screen or the title.

score 37 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 09 '14 at 15:34

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Write this in the OnCreate method just after SetContentView:

ActionBar.Hide();

answered Jan 09 '14 at 15:34

SeyedPooya Soofbaf

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123 456 789 0 · Accepted Answer · 2015-06-11T04:05:21.747

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As far as I remember, in your Activity Class you have to remove the Attribute label there so that it won't have a title. I currently don't have Xamarin with me right now but I'm pretty sure there is an attribute above the class name that sets the Title.

UPDATE from phadaphunk:

Remove android:theme="@android:style/Theme.NoTitleBar" from the manifest file will completely remove the title

UPDATE

NavigationPage.SetHasNavigationBar(this, false);

At the time I wrote the answer, the best answers that are given now are available to the framework. Correct me if I'm wrong but I don't remember those API being available at the time of this writing.

edited Jun 11 '15 at 04:05

answered Dec 09 '13 at 21:07

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@phadaphunk Updating the answer. I only answered what was on top of my head. :P – 123 456 789 0 Dec 09 '13 at 23:36
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answer by Ibrahim `NavigationPage.SetHasNavigationBar(this, false);` seems better – nidheeshdas Jun 10 '15 at 07:20
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But where is this `NavigationPage.SetHasNavigationBar(this, false);`?? – mohas Sep 19 '18 at 15:05
2021 This is not working anymore. Obsolete! – user1034912 Sep 23 '21 at 08:10

score 10 · Answer 3 · edited Dec 13 '16 at 17:43

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Don't change it in Title theme, it will accept previous version ui. After OnCreate

   protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
   {
        base.OnCreate(bundle); //
        Window.RequestFeature(WindowFeatures.NoTitle); //This will Hide the title Bar
   }

Alternatively, you could add

 NavigationPage.SetHasNavigationBar(this, false);

to your constructor

edited Dec 13 '16 at 17:43

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answered May 02 '15 at 16:16

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2021 This is not working anymore! – user1034912 Sep 23 '21 at 09:08

score 10 · Answer 4 · answered Feb 16 '17 at 11:17

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The option which to me seems the simplest is to edit the Activity attribute and use a default style (rather than a custom one, as suggested by Mina Fawzy):

[Activity(Theme = "@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.NoActionBar", ...)]

If you want to remove the status bar too then use

[Activity(Theme = "@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.NoActionBar.Fullscreen", ...)]

answered Feb 16 '17 at 11:17

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Peter Taylor, you just saved me!! I am developing in Xamarin, and I have done everything recommended on Xamarin forums, at Microsoft, etc. but it was your recommendation that finally worked! THIS: [Activity(Theme = "@android:style/Theme.DeviceDefault.NoActionBar.Fullscreen", ...)] is what worked for me. I added that theme to the parent TAG in my styles.xml and it finally made my SplashScreen activity work perfectly. THANK YOU! – anthony_s Apr 13 '21 at 17:00

score 4 · Answer 5 · edited Jul 03 '23 at 10:25

You can achieve that by create custom style:

<style name="AppTheme" parent="AppTheme.Base"/>

    <style name="AppTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">

         <!-- colorPrimary is used for the default action bar background -->
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/colorPrimary</item>

        <!-- colorPrimaryDark is used for the status bar -->
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>

        <!-- colorAccent is used as the default value for colorControlActivated,
             which is used to tint widgets -->
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/colorAccent</item>
    </style>

And here how you can use it in your activity:

  [Activity(Label = "ActivityLabel", Theme = "@style/AppTheme")]

2021 Nope not workin anymore! – user1034912 Sep 23 '21 at 09:02 — user1034912, Sep 23 '21 at 09:02

score 3 · Answer 6 · edited Mar 27 '15 at 23:08

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NavigationPage.SetHasNavigationBar(this, false);

Is the best method.

edited Mar 27 '15 at 23:08

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answered Jan 29 '15 at 09:51

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already accepted answer also give the same piece of code.. your answer any difference than accepted answer? – Ranjithkumar Aug 26 '16 at 09:22
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Accepted answer copied this solution in the UPDATE. – Captain Kenpachi Oct 07 '16 at 08:27
2021 Does not work anymore – user1034912 Sep 23 '21 at 08:07

score 1 · Answer 7 · edited Feb 07 '18 at 13:30

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In my case I dont't need any Title, I just want an ActionBar with some Tabs so I wrote:

RequestWindowFeature(Android.Views.WindowFeatures.ActionBar);

And after SetContentView:

ActionBar.Title = "";

edited Feb 07 '18 at 13:30

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answered Feb 07 '18 at 13:23

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score 0 · Answer 8 · answered Jul 23 '18 at 10:28

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This worked for me:SupportActionBar.SetDisplayShowTitleEnabled(false);

answered Jul 23 '18 at 10:28

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if you want to hide `ActionBar` completely just `SupportActionBar.Hide()`, no other option worked for me. The Activity also has `ActionBar` property which was null in my case maybe because I'm deriving my Activity from `AppCompatActivity` – mohas Sep 19 '18 at 15:12
2021 None of these solutions are working! – user1034912 Sep 23 '21 at 09:11

score 0 · Answer 9 · edited Oct 16 '21 at 21:01

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To remove the title bar, I just changed the "Style.xml" file:

Add this line in below other items:

<item name="windowNotitle">true</item>

This will remove the title bar from the "AppTheme", you can also create a custom theme next to it in and set it in your activity.

edited Oct 16 '21 at 21:01

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answered Oct 05 '21 at 11:26

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Kebechet · Answer 10 · 2022-01-12T09:49:37.987

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[2021] You can set the theme as following:

[Activity(Label = "@string/app_name", Theme = "@style/Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar", MainLauncher = true)]

edited Jan 12 '22 at 09:49

answered Nov 21 '21 at 20:27

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score 0 · Answer 11 · answered Jan 15 '22 at 21:24

Just add this to app style (Resources/values/styles.xml):

<item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
<item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>

Should look like:

<resources>
    <style name="AppTheme" parent="Theme.MaterialComponents.Light.DarkActionBar">
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
    </style>
</resources>

David Blaine · Answer 12 · 2022-06-27T22:06:53.580

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Just put this NavigationPage.HasNavigationBar="False"under your ContentPage

It works in the latest versions

edited Jun 27 '22 at 22:06

answered Jun 27 '22 at 22:06

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score -1 · Answer 13 · answered Dec 29 '16 at 15:44

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Lots of expectable answers!

However, just in case if it's still not working because let's say you're setting custom views. Try ActionBar.Title = null;

answered Dec 29 '16 at 15:44

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2021 It's obsolete – user1034912 Sep 23 '21 at 09:03

score -1 · Answer 14 · answered Aug 13 '20 at 18:12

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SupportActionBar.Hide(); worked to hide the entire title bar for me.

answered Aug 13 '20 at 18:12

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