This demonstrates the how to write an activity that is translucent, * allowing windows underneath to show through, with a fancy blur * compositing effect.
*/ public class Test extends Activity { /** * Initialization of the Activity after it is first created. Must at least * call {@link android.app.Activity#setContentView setContentView()} to * describe what is to be displayed in the screen. */ @Override protected void onCreate(Bundle icicle) { // Be sure to call the super class. super.onCreate(icicle); // Have the system blur any windows behind this one. getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_BLUR_BEHIND, WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_BLUR_BEHIND); // See assets/res/any/layout/translucent_background.xml for this // view layout definition, which is being set here as // the content of our screen. setContentView(R.layout.main); } } //main.xml