AdvStatusBarTools: Advance Status bar Tools Extension

Introduction :

Advanced Status & Navigation Bar customization, including visibility control, color/gradient styling, icon theme switching, transparency, immersive mode, and measurement support.
Compatible with hex colors and built-in color blocks.

Author: AppGineerSahil – Sahil Shelke
Category: Extension | Free & Open Source .

Latest Version: 1
Released: 16-08-2025

Blocks & Features :

• Show / Hide / Toggle StatusBar & NavigationBar
• SetColor (Hex / Color Block) for both bars
• Set Icons to Dark / Light (status & navigation)
• Transparent, Gradient, Pulse Effects
• Enable Immersive Sticky Mode
• GetBar Heights (status, nav, combined)
• Event: SystemThemeChanged (Dark/Light mode)

 Block Documentation :

Overview :

The AdvStatusBarTools extension provides advanced customization for Android Status Bar and Navigation Bar inside MIT App Inventor, Kodular, and similar platforms.
It allows developers to control visibility, colors (solid, hex, gradients), icon themes, transparency, immersive modes, and more.

Events :

1. SystemThemeChanged
   
   Triggered when the system switches between dark and light mode.
   Parameter: isDarkMode (true if dark mode is enabled).

2. VisibilityChanged
   
   Triggered whenever the visibility of the Status Bar or Navigation Bar changes.

Functions :

1. EnableImmersiveStickyMode
   
   Enables immersive full-screen mode with swipe-to-show bars.

2. ShowStatusBar / HideStatusBar / ToggleStatusBar
   
   Show, hide, or toggle the visibility of the status bar.

3. ShowNavigationBar / HideNavigationBar / ToggleNavigationBar
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   Show, hide, or toggle the navigation bar.

4. SetStatusBarColorHex (hex)
   
   Sets the status bar color using a hex string.
   Example: "#FF0000" for red.

5. SetStatusBarColor (color block)
   
   Sets the status bar color using App Inventor color blocks.

6. SetNavigationBarColorHex / SetNavigationBarColor
   
   Same as above, but for the navigation bar.

7. SetStatusBarIconsDark / SetStatusBarIconsLight
   
   Switch status bar icons between dark and light mode.

8. SetNavigationBarIconsDark / SetNavigationBarIconsLight
   
   Switch navigation bar icons between dark and light.

9. MakeStatusBarTransparent / MakeNavigationBarTransparent
   
   Make the respective bars fully transparent.

10. SetStatusBarGradient / SetStatusBarGradientHex
    
    Apply a gradient effect on the status bar with color blocks or hex codes.

• Parameters: startColor, endColor, angle (0–7)

11. SetNavigationBarGradient / SetNavigationBarGradientHex
    

• Parameters: startColor, endColor, angle (0–7)

12. PulseStatusBar / PulseStatusBarHex
    
    Applies a temporary glowing effect on the status bar.

• Parameters: color, durationMs

13. ResetStatusBarColor / ResetNavigationBarColor
    
    Resets the bar colors back to the original values.

14. GetStatusBarHeight / GetNavigationBarHeight / GetCombinedBarHeight
    
    Returns the pixel height of bars.

Properties :

Returns true/false depending on current visibility.
Returns true/false.
Returns true if system dark mode is enabled.
Returns the last set color values.