1808751 - Add full-screen mode (hide status bar)

Status: NEW

(Firefox for Android :: General, enhancement)

Description

[Christian Sadilek [:csadilek]]

From github: https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/1984.

Why/User Benefit/User Problem

Increases screen real estate (can display more text/pics, open tabs, bookmarks, etc. Users don't usually need status bar shown while browsing. Especially handy for reading articles--really anything.
While rare, decreases chance of screen burn-in.
User choice!

https://github.com/mozilla-mobile/fenix/issues/17677 also requested support for full immersive mode - both the status bar and the navigation bar to be hidden.

What / Requirements

List a fullscreen/hide status bar option in Settings.
Samsung Internet has a fullscreen mode (Menu > Settings > Appearance > Show status bar) that works great.

┆Issue is synchronized with this Jira Task

Change performed by the Move to Bugzilla add-on.

Comment 1

[eternalbluebullrun]

9/15/2023 version of Firefox (and Firefox Beta) from Google Play has no way to hide OS status bar

Comment 2

[gswicke]

The situation is especially bad when viewing online PDFs in landscape mode, which is quite common when the layout is wide & fonts are small. Almost 50% of the vertical space is taken up by system toolbar, a non-hiding "download" toolbar, and the address bar: https://photos.app.goo.gl/fDaKfegMSijiAy8p7 This is Firefox Android v136 from Google Play, on a Pixel 8 Pro running Android 15.

Comment 3

[Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)]

Attachment: Split Toolbars

#c2

Comment 4

[Mr. Beedell, Roke Julian Lockhart (RJLB)]

Attachment: Unified Toolbars