Android:fitsSystemWindows Not Working
Answer : Use CoordinatorLayout as root for your view, it worked for me. <android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto" android:layout_width="match_parent" android:layout_height="match_parent" android:fitsSystemWindows="true"> My problem was most likely related to multiple/nested fitsSystemWindows attributes which does not work as I found out later. I solved my problem by applying the attribute to one view, and then copy the paddings to other views that need them via an ViewTreeObserver.OnGlobalLayoutListener . That is an ugly hack, but does its job for now. I meet the same problem in Android 4.4 My problem is <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item> conflict with <item name="android:fitsSystemWindows">true</item> My way is remove ...