I get the message Edge-to-edge may not display for all users when I upload my game to Google Play Console

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I get the message Edge-to-edge may not display for all users when I upload my game to Google Play Console

Kim Strasser 2,596

I have uploaded my game to Google Play Console Production and I get the message "3 actions recommended" in the Release dashboard:

Edge-to-edge may not display for all users From Android 15, apps targeting SDK 35 will display edge-to-edge by default. Apps targeting SDK 35 should handle insets to make sure that their app displays correctly on Android 15 and later. Investigate this issue and allow time to test edge-to-edge and make the required updates. Alternatively, call enableEdgeToEdge() for Kotlin or EdgeToEdge.enable() for Java for backward compatibility.

How can I find out if my game displays correctly on Android 15 and later? I have tested my game on my Tab S7 FE with Android version 14 and on my Pixel 8a with Android version 16 and my game is displayed correctly on both devices. Can I ignore the message "Edge-to-edge may not display for all users"?

Your app uses deprecated APIs or parameters for edge-to-edge One or more of the APIs that you use or parameters that you set for edge-to-edge and window display have been deprecated in Android 15. Your app uses the following deprecated APIs or parameters: android.view.Window.setStatusBarColor android.view.Window.setNavigationBarColor These start in the following places: com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog.onCreate com.google.android.material.internal.EdgeToEdgeUtils.applyEdgeToEdge To fix this, migrate away from these APIs or parameters.

I have tried to enter the following words in the Visual Studio search but Visual Studio doesn´t find the words in my project:

android.view.Window.setStatusBarColor android.view.Window.setNavigationBarColor com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog.onCreate com.google.android.material.internal.EdgeToEdgeUtils.applyEdgeToEdge

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Remove resizability and orientation restrictions in your game to support large screen devices Your game doesn't support all display configurations, and uses resizability and orientation restrictions that may lead to layout issues for your users. We detected the following resizability and orientation restrictions in your game: <activity android:name="xxx.Activity1" android:screenOrientation="USER_LANDSCAPE" /> To improve the user experience of your game, remove these restrictions and check that your game layouts work on various screen sizes and orientations.

My game only supports landscape mode. Is it necessary to change something because I get this message or can I ignore the message?

My settings for my Android project in Visual Studio:

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Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,765 Microsoft External Staff Moderator

Hello @Kim Strasser ,

Thanks for your question.

Since you target SDK 36.1, I recommend adding this one line before base.OnCreate:

Platforms/Android/MainActivity.cs:

protected override void OnCreate(Bundle? savedInstanceState)
{
    WindowCompat.SetDecorFitsSystemWindows(Window!, false);
    base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState);
}

These are inside the Google Material Android library (a NuGet dependency MAUI uses internally). That's why Visual Studio text search finds nothing, you didn't write this code, the library did.

I recommend updating your Nuget packages.

In Visual Studio -> Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Manage Nuget Packages for Solution
Go to Updates tab
Update these packages to the latest versions:

Xamarin.Google.Android.Material (or Google.Android.Material) Xamarin.AndroidX.Core Xamarin.AndroidX.AppCompat

Also add this to your styles.xml:

<resources>
    <style name="Maui.MainTheme" parent="Theme.Material3.DayNight.NoActionBar">
        <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
        <item name="android:navigationBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
        <item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
    </style>
</resources>

Google's warning is a recommendation, not a hard requirement for games. Many games are landscape-only and this is accepted. However, Google wants you to declare that this is intentional.

When filling out your Store Listing or App Content section in Play Console, you can note that your game is designed for landscape mode. Google allows this with a valid reason.

I suggest adding android:resizeableActivity="false" explicitly:

Platforms/Android/AndroidManifest.xml

<activity
    android:name="com.yourpackage.MainActivity"
    android:screenOrientation="userLandscape"
    android:resizeableActivity="false"
    android:configChanges="orientation|screenSize|keyboard|keyboardHidden" />

I hope this addresses your question. If this response was helpful, please consider following the guidance to provide feedback.

Kim Strasser 2,596

I have added the code in the file styles.xml. Is it correct like this?

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
<resources>
     <style name="MainTheme" parent="MainTheme.Base">
    </style>
	<style name="MainTheme.Base" parent="Theme.AppCompat.Light.NoActionBar">
        <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>
        <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
         <item name="android:windowFullscreen">true</item>
        <item name="android:colorPrimary">#xxx</item>
        <item name="android:colorPrimaryDark">#xxx</item>
        <item name="android:colorAccent">#xxx</item>
         <item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">false</item>
        <item name="android:windowActionModeOverlay">true</item>
        <item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">true</item>
		<item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/transparent</item>
		<item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
		<item name="android:navigationBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>
		<item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
    </style>
    <style name="SplashTheme" parent ="Theme.SplashScreen">
    <item name="windowSplashScreenBackground">#xxx</item>
    <item name="windowSplashScreenAnimatedIcon">@drawable/logo</item>
	<item name="postSplashScreenTheme">@style/MainTheme</item>
	<item name="android:windowLightStatusBar">true</item>
  </style>
</resources>

Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,765 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-19T08:00:57.38+00:00
Yes @Kim Strasser ,

Note: change this line from true to false since keeping it as true may conflict with edge to edge behavior and may cause visual glitches.

<item name="android:windowIsTranslucent">false</item>
Kim Strasser 2,596 Reputation points

2026-05-19T08:22:26.6166667+00:00
I recommend updating your Nuget packages.

In Visual Studio -> Tools -> NuGet Package Manager -> Manage Nuget Packages for Solution

Go to Updates tab

Update these packages to the latest versions: Xamarin.Google.Android.Material (or Google.Android.Material) Xamarin.AndroidX.Core Xamarin.AndroidX.AppCompat

I´m not sure if I use the correct versions of these NuGut packages. But I get many warnings after updating my NuGet packages today. I added the new warnings in the comments in this thread:

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5873639/warning-nu1608-detected-package-version-outside-of
Kim Strasser 2,596 Reputation points

2026-05-19T09:58:06.6533333+00:00

The issue with the warnings is resolved in the other thread.

Is it necessary to install one of these packages? One package was already installed:
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,765 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-19T10:07:33.2033333+00:00

Hi @Kim Strasser ,

Sorry for late response. Could you please confirm whether the three warnings you shared have been resolved?
Kim Strasser 2,596 Reputation points

2026-05-19T10:14:34.47+00:00

I have not yet tried to upload a new build to Google Play Console Production. I will try to upload a new build and see if the three warnings are still displayed.
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,765 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-19T10:16:54.92+00:00

Ok @Kim Strasser ,

Please feel free to reach out if they are still being displayed. Thank you for your patience.
Kim Strasser 2,596 Reputation points

2026-05-19T14:05:04.3433333+00:00
I have uploaded a new build but I get the same warnings:

Edge-to-edge may not display for all users From Android 15, apps targeting SDK 35 will display edge-to-edge by default. Apps targeting SDK 35 should handle insets to make sure that their app displays correctly on Android 15 and later. Investigate this issue and allow time to test edge-to-edge and make the required updates. Alternatively, call enableEdgeToEdge() for Kotlin or EdgeToEdge.enable() for Java for backward compatibility.

Your app uses deprecated APIs or parameters for edge-to-edge One or more of the APIs that you use or parameters that you set for edge-to-edge and window display have been deprecated in Android 15. Your app uses the following deprecated APIs or parameters:

android.view.Window.setStatusBarColor android.view.Window.setNavigationBarColor

These start in the following places:

com.google.android.material.bottomsheet.BottomSheetDialog.onCreate com.google.android.material.internal.EdgeToEdgeUtils.applyEdgeToEdge

To fix this, migrate away from these APIs or parameters.

Remove resizability and orientation restrictions in your game to support large screen devices Your game doesn't support all display configurations, and uses resizability and orientation restrictions that may lead to layout issues for your users. We detected the following resizability and orientation restrictions in your game:

<activity android:name="xxx.Activity1" android:screenOrientation="USER_LANDSCAPE" />

To improve the user experience of your game, remove these restrictions and check that your game layouts work on various screen sizes and orientations.
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,765 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-20T07:29:00.8233333+00:00
Hi @Kim Strasser ,

Warning 1 — Edge-to-edge may not display for all users

I want to confirm if you have added the line I recommended before.

protected override void OnCreate(Bundle? savedInstanceState) { WindowCompat.SetDecorFitsSystemWindows(Window!, false); base.OnCreate(savedInstanceState); }

Since This is the MAUI equivalent of enableEdgeToEdge() that Google recommends. It enables edge-to-edge for all Android versions, not just Android 15+.

Warning 2 — Deprecated APIs

It originates from inside the Google Material Android library — not from your own code.

Since you are using .NET MAUI, there is nothing you can do until Microsoft publishes the 1.14.x NuGet wrapper.

You can track this at Xamarin.Google.Android.Material.

Warning 3

This is a recommendation only for games. No action required for a landscape-only game.

Note: In any case this is a warning and can be safely ignored for now if the app behaves how you intend. You can safely publish your game.

I hope this helps.

Kim Strasser 2,596

I had added the line WindowCompat.SetDecorFitsSystemWindows(Window!, false); in my Activity1.cs before I uploaded the new build but I still got the warning in Google Play Console Production.

   protected override void OnCreate(Bundle bundle)
   {
       AndroidX.Core.SplashScreen.SplashScreen.InstallSplashScreen(this);
       WindowCompat.SetDecorFitsSystemWindows(Window!, false);
       base.SetTheme(Resource.Style.MainTheme);
       base.OnCreate(bundle);
       Microsoft.Maui.ApplicationModel.Platform.Init(this, bundle);
       CrossMediaManager.Current.Init(this);

Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 4,765 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-05-21T04:17:02.7733333+00:00
Hi @Kim Strasser ,

This warning is not related to any code changes you make. It comes from the Android SDK itself.

This is confirmed by thousands of developers across all Android frameworks worldwide, everyone gets this warning regardless of what code they write.

The warnings will disappear naturally when Google and the AndroidX team release updated that fix the internal library code. This is not something you can control or fix yourself.

For more information, you can refer to these following github issues:

Your app uses deprecated APIs or parameters for edge-to-edge.

Material uses deprecated methods on android api 35.

While these links are non-Microsoft links, they are official Github links and are safe to visit.

This warning will not block your app from being published.

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