Endercraft
Moderator (& bug finder :D)
Because it seems you are unable to enable immersive mode on newer devices without some sort of foreground activity, I've accidentally found a way to fake it while trying to do something completely different.
You will need a working ADB connection.
Once that is done, you can run the following command via ADB :
You can even go as far as hiding every icon except the back icon (just like the setup when you first boot up your device or factory reset) :
(which will also hide heads up notifications)
To set everything back to normal,run the command with either no arguments or "none" as argument :
If @MacroDroidDev ever adds direct ADB connection support then consider this a feature request.
You will need a working ADB connection.
Once that is done, you can run the following command via ADB :
adb shell cmd statusbar send-disable-flag statusbar-expansion system-icons clock notification-iconsYou can even go as far as hiding every icon except the back icon (just like the setup when you first boot up your device or factory reset) :
adb shell cmd statusbar send-disable-flag search home recents notification-peek statusbar-expansion system-icons clock notification-icons(which will also hide heads up notifications)
To set everything back to normal,run the command with either no arguments or "none" as argument :
adb shell cmd statusbar send-disable-flagadb shell cmd statusbar send-disable-flag noneIf @MacroDroidDev ever adds direct ADB connection support then consider this a feature request.