Toolbar overlapping below status bar

I want to have appcompat v21 toolbar in my activity. But the toolbar I'm implementing is overlapping below status bar. How can I fix it?

Here is the activity layout xml:

<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:orientation="vertical">

    <include
        android:id="@+id/toolbar"
        layout="@layout/toolbar" />

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/container"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="0dp"
        android:layout_weight="1" />
</LinearLayout>

Toolbar view:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/toolbar"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:minHeight="?attr/actionBarSize"
    android:background="?attr/colorPrimary" />

Theme style:

<style name="AppTheme" parent="MaterialNavigationDrawerTheme.Light.DarkActionBar">
    <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
    <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
    <item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>
</style>

Use android:fitsSystemWindows="true" in the root view of your layout (LinearLayout in your case). And android:fitsSystemWindows is an

> internal attribute to adjust view layout based on system windows such > as the status bar. If true, adjusts the padding of this view to leave > space for the system windows. Will only take effect if this view is in > a non-embedded activity. > > Must be a boolean value, either "true" or "false". > > This may also be a reference to a resource (in the form > "@[package:]type:name") or theme attribute (in the form > "?[package:][type:]name") containing a value of this type. > > This corresponds to the global attribute resource symbol > fitsSystemWindows.

Just set this to v21/styles.xml file

 <item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
 <item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>

and be sure

 <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">false</item>

For me, the problem was that I copied something from an example and used

<item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>

just removing this fixed my problem.

None of the answers worked for me, but this is what finally worked after I set:

android:fitsSystemWindows="false"

In parent activity layout file it's not suggested at many places but it's work for me and saves my day

None of the answers worked for me, but this is what finally worked after i set android:fitSystemWindows on the root view(I set these in styles v21):

<item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
<item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">false</item>

Make sure you don't have the following line as AS puts it by default:

<item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>

I removed all lines mentioned below from /res/values-v21/styles.xml and now it is working fine.

 <item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
 <item name="android:statusBarColor">@android:color/transparent</item>


 <item name="windowActionBar">false</item>
 <item name="android:windowDisablePreview">true</item>

 <item name="windowNoTitle">true</item>

 <item name="android:fitsSystemWindows">true</item>

According google docs ,we should not use fitsSystemWindows attribute in app theme, it is intended to use in layout files. Using in themes can causes problem in toast messages .

Check Issue here & example of problem caused here

<item name="android:fitsSystemWindows">true</item>

Example of using correct way and which works fine with windowTranslucentStatus as well.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout 
xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"

android:fitsSystemWindows="true"

android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
> 


<include layout="@layout/toolbar"
     android:layout_width="match_parent"
     android:layout_height="wrap_content">
</include>

<android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
    android:id="@+id/nav_view"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:layout_gravity="start"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true"
    android:background="@color/white"
    android:animateLayoutChanges="true"
    app:headerLayout="@layout/navigation_drawer_header"
    app:menu="@menu/navigation_drawer_menu" />

</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

Remove below lines from style or style(21)

<item name="android:windowDrawsSystemBarBackgrounds">true</item>
<item name="android:statusBarColor">@color/colorPrimaryDark</item>
<item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">false</item>

There are so many reason to happen this.. firstly you must check your them how it was going on..

<style name="AppTheme" parent="BaseAppTheme">
        <item name="android:windowBackground">@android:color/white</item>
        <item name="colorPrimary">@color/primary</item>
        <item name="colorPrimaryDark">@color/primary_dark</item>
        <item name="colorAccent">@color/accent</item>
        <item name="android:textColorHint">@color/secondary_text</item>
    </style>

if you use <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item> this code in your theme it should be overlap your action bar. you can use it false for solving this problem.
<item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">false</item>.

or if you want to keep it as true please use

<item name="android:fitsSystemWindows">true</item> as true. You have another option to use this. you can use android:fitsSystemWindows="true"

this inside the root view of particular xml file.

To prevent toolbar overlapping the status bar add these lines in your theme

<item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
<item name="android:fitsSystemWindow">true</item>

it worked for me