public void attachToActivity(Activity activity) { mActivity = activity; TypedArray a = activity.getTheme().obtainStyledAttributes( new int[] { android.R.attr.windowBackground }); int background = a.getResourceId(0, 0); a.recycle(); ViewGroup decor = (ViewGroup) activity.getWindow().getDecorView(); ViewGroup decorChild = (ViewGroup) decor.getChildAt(0); decorChild.setBackgroundResource(background); decor.removeView(decorChild); addView(decorChild); setContentView(decorChild); decor.addView(this); }