diff --git a/doc/source/apis.rst b/doc/source/apis.rst
index c9e30699ce..f1f6f67338 100644
--- a/doc/source/apis.rst
+++ b/doc/source/apis.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,40 @@ Working on Android
 This page gives details on accessing Android APIs and managing other
 interactions on Android.
 
+Handling system bars and Edge-to-Edge enforcement
+-------------------------------------------------
+
+**Egde-to-Edge is enforced on all android apis >=35 by default i.e. Android 15 and above.**
+
+You can control the overall layout and system bars appearance in following ways::
+
+      from android.display_cutout import update_system_ui
+      
+      update_system_ui(
+            "#0f62fe", # status_bar_color: hex color code or rgba (tuple or list) values
+            [0.059, 0.384, 0.996, 1.000], # navigation_bar_color: hex color code or rgba (tuple or list) values
+            "Light", # icon_style: "Dark" means dark icons will be drawn, "Light" means light icons will be drawn, Literal["Dark", or "Light"]
+            True, # pad_status: Adds a padding to top of content_view, Will take effect on Android 15+
+            True, # pad_nav: Adds a padding to bottom of content_view, Will take effect on Android 15+
+      )
+
+
+Handling Immersive Mode
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Immersive mode allows your application to hide the system bars (status bar and navigation bar) for a true full-screen experience, commonly used in games or media players.
+
+You can control the immersive mode behavior and how system bars reappear using the following way::
+
+    from android.display_cutout import set_immersive_mode
+
+    set_immersive_mode(
+        False, # hide_status: True explicitly targets hiding the top status bar, False leaves it visible
+        False, # hide_nav: True explicitly targets hiding the bottom navigation bar/gestural pill, False leaves it visible
+        True, # remove_contrast: True disables the default system-enforced background scrim/contrast behind the bars, ensuring complete transparency when they peek
+    )
+
+
 Storage paths
 -------------
 
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/_sdl_common/build/templates/strings.tmpl.xml b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/_sdl_common/build/templates/strings.tmpl.xml
index 17e376adbd..90700b6805 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/_sdl_common/build/templates/strings.tmpl.xml
+++ b/pythonforandroid/bootstraps/_sdl_common/build/templates/strings.tmpl.xml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     <style name="KivySupportCutout">
         <item name="android:windowNoTitle">true</item>
         <!-- Display cutout is an area on some devices that extends into the display surface -->
-        {% if args.display_cutout != 'never'%}
+        {% if args.display_cutout != 'never' %}
         <item name="android:windowLayoutInDisplayCutoutMode">{{ args.display_cutout }}</item>
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentStatus">true</item>
         <item name="android:windowTranslucentNavigation">true</item>
diff --git a/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/display_cutout.py b/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/display_cutout.py
index a52868502d..076efa9503 100644
--- a/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/display_cutout.py
+++ b/pythonforandroid/recipes/android/src/android/display_cutout.py
@@ -1,11 +1,77 @@
-from jnius import autoclass
+from android import mActivity
+from android.runnable import run_on_ui_thread
+from jnius import autoclass, java_method, PythonJavaClass
+from typing import Literal
+
 from kivy.core.window import Window
 
-from android import mActivity
+__all__ = (
+    "get_cutout_pos",
+    "get_cutout_size",
+    "get_width_of_bar",
+    "get_height_of_bar",
+    "get_size_of_bar",
+    "get_width_of_bar",
+    "get_cutout_mode",
+    "update_system_ui",
+)
+
+Color = autoclass("android.graphics.Color")
+Build_VERSION = autoclass("android.os.Build$VERSION")
+WindowInsetsType = autoclass("android.view.WindowInsets$Type")
+View = autoclass("android.view.View")
+window = mActivity.getWindow()
+decor_view = window.getDecorView()
+content_view = window.findViewById(autoclass("android.R$id").content)
+
+
+def parse_color(value):
+    if isinstance(value, str):
+        return Color.parseColor(value)
+    elif isinstance(value, (list, tuple)) and len(value) == 4:
+        r, g, b, a = value
+        return Color.argb(a, r, g, b)
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Color must be hex string or RGBA tuple")
+
+
+# Oops!! android 15+ needs a listener
+if Build_VERSION.SDK_INT >= 35:
+
+    class InsetsListener(PythonJavaClass):
+        __javainterfaces__ = ["android/view/View$OnApplyWindowInsetsListener"]
+        __javacontext__ = "app"
+
+        def __init__(self, status_color, navigation_color, pad_status, pad_nav):
+            super().__init__()
+            self.status_color = status_color
+            self.navigation_color = navigation_color
+            self.pad_status = pad_status
+            self.pad_nav = pad_nav
 
-__all__ = ('get_cutout_pos', 'get_cutout_size', 'get_width_of_bar',
-           'get_height_of_bar', 'get_size_of_bar', 'get_width_of_bar',
-           'get_cutout_mode')
+        @java_method(
+            "(Landroid/view/View;Landroid/view/WindowInsets;)Landroid/view/WindowInsets;"
+        )
+        def onApplyWindowInsets(self, view, insets):
+            try:
+                status_insets = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsType.statusBars())
+                nav_insets = insets.getInsets(WindowInsetsType.navigationBars())
+
+                top_pad = status_insets.top if self.pad_status else 0
+                bottom_pad = nav_insets.bottom if self.pad_nav else 0
+
+                content_view.setPadding(0, top_pad, 0, bottom_pad)
+                content_view.setBackgroundColor(self.status_color)
+
+                window.setNavigationBarColor(self.navigation_color)
+            except Exception as e:
+                print("Insets error:", e)
+                import traceback
+
+                traceback.print_exc()
+            return insets
+
+    _global_listener: InsetsListener = None
 
 
 def _core_cutout():
@@ -17,7 +83,7 @@ def _core_cutout():
 
 def get_cutout_pos():
     """Get position of the display-cutout.
-       Returns integer for each positions (xy)
+    Returns integer for each positions (xy)
     """
     try:
         cutout = _core_cutout()
@@ -29,36 +95,37 @@ def get_cutout_pos():
 
 def get_cutout_size():
     """Get the size (xy) of the front camera.
-       Returns size with float values
+    Returns size with float values
     """
     try:
         cutout = _core_cutout()
         return float(cutout.width()), float(cutout.height())
     except Exception:
         # Doesn't have a camera builtin with the display
-        return 0., 0.
+        return 0.0, 0.0
 
 
 def get_height_of_bar(bar_target=None):
     """Get the height of either statusbar or navigationbar
-       bar_target = status or navigation and defaults to status
+    bar_target = status or navigation and defaults to status
     """
-    bar_target = bar_target or 'status'
+    bar_target = bar_target or "status"
 
-    if bar_target not in ('status', 'navigation'):
+    if bar_target not in ("status", "navigation"):
         raise Exception("bar_target must be 'status' or 'navigation'")
 
     try:
-        displayMetrics = autoclass('android.util.DisplayMetrics')
+        displayMetrics = autoclass("android.util.DisplayMetrics")
         mActivity.getWindowManager().getDefaultDisplay().getMetrics(displayMetrics())
         resources = mActivity.getResources()
-        resourceId = resources.getIdentifier(f'{bar_target}_bar_height', 'dimen',
-                                             'android')
+        resourceId = resources.getIdentifier(
+            f"{bar_target}_bar_height", "dimen", "android"
+        )
 
         return float(max(resources.getDimensionPixelSize(resourceId), 0))
     except Exception:
         # Getting the size is not supported on older Androids
-        return 0.
+        return 0.0
 
 
 def get_width_of_bar(bar_target=None):
@@ -68,32 +135,156 @@ def get_width_of_bar(bar_target=None):
 
 def get_size_of_bar(bar_target=None):
     """Get the size of either statusbar or navigationbar
-       bar_target = status or navigation and defaults to status
+    bar_target = status or navigation and defaults to status
     """
     return get_width_of_bar(), get_height_of_bar(bar_target)
 
 
 def get_heights_of_both_bars():
     """Return heights of both bars"""
-    return get_height_of_bar('status'), get_height_of_bar('navigation')
+    return get_height_of_bar("status"), get_height_of_bar("navigation")
 
 
 def get_cutout_mode():
     """Return mode for cutout supported applications"""
-    BuildVersion = autoclass('android.os.Build$VERSION')
+    BuildVersion = autoclass("android.os.Build$VERSION")
     cutout_modes = {}
 
     if BuildVersion.SDK_INT >= 28:
-        LayoutParams = autoclass('android.view.WindowManager$LayoutParams')
+        LayoutParams = autoclass("android.view.WindowManager$LayoutParams")
         window = mActivity.getWindow()
         layout_params = window.getAttributes()
         cutout_mode = layout_params.layoutInDisplayCutoutMode
-        cutout_modes.update({LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_DEFAULT: 'default',
-                             LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_SHORT_EDGES: 'shortEdges'})
+        cutout_modes.update(
+            {
+                LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_DEFAULT: "default",
+                LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_SHORT_EDGES: "shortEdges",
+            }
+        )
 
         if BuildVersion.SDK_INT >= 30:
-            cutout_modes[LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_ALWAYS] = 'always'
+            cutout_modes[LayoutParams.LAYOUT_IN_DISPLAY_CUTOUT_MODE_ALWAYS] = "always"
 
-        return cutout_modes.get(cutout_mode, 'never')
+        return cutout_modes.get(cutout_mode, "never")
 
     return None
+
+
+@run_on_ui_thread
+def set_immersive_mode(hide_nav=True, hide_status=True, disable_contrast=True):
+    """
+    Configures Android UI visibility, optionally hiding the navigation and status bars,
+    and optionally disabling system bar contrast on Android Q (API 29+).
+    """
+    if not mActivity:
+        return
+
+    window = mActivity.getWindow()
+    decor_view = window.getDecorView()
+
+    ui_flags = View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_STABLE
+
+    if hide_nav:
+        ui_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+        ui_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_HIDE_NAVIGATION
+
+    if hide_status:
+        ui_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LAYOUT_FULLSCREEN
+        ui_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_FULLSCREEN
+
+    if hide_nav or hide_status:
+        ui_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_IMMERSIVE_STICKY
+
+    decor_view.setSystemUiVisibility(ui_flags)
+
+    if disable_contrast and Build_VERSION.SDK_INT >= 29:
+        window.setNavigationBarContrastEnforced(False)
+        window.setStatusBarContrastEnforced(False)
+
+
+@run_on_ui_thread
+def update_system_ui(
+    status_bar_color: list[float] | str,
+    navigation_bar_color: list[float] | str,
+    icon_style: Literal["Light", "Dark"] = "Dark",
+    pad_status: bool = True,
+    pad_nav: bool = False,
+) -> None:
+    """
+    Provides control of colors for the status and navigation bar and also handle insets padding on Android 15 and above.
+
+    For `status_bar_color` and `navigation_bar_color` either provide a hex color code or rgba (tuple or list) values.
+    `pad_status` and `pad_nav` will take effect only above Android 15.
+    IF `icon_style` IS `Dark` THE ICONS WILL BE DARK.
+    IF `icon_style` IS `Light` THE ICONS WILL BE LIGHT.
+
+    Adapted from https://github.com/CarbonKivy/CarbonKivy/blob/39e360314a3885f3b462add4475e6c609b5bef53/carbonkivy/utils.py#L43
+    """
+
+    try:
+        WindowCompat = autoclass("androidx.core.view.WindowCompat")
+        inset_controller = WindowCompat.getInsetsController(window, decor_view)
+    except Exception:
+        inset_controller = None
+
+    status_color_int = parse_color(status_bar_color)
+    navigation_color_int = parse_color(navigation_bar_color)
+
+    # Beleive me, I once drew `dark icons over dark` and `light icons over light` but this won't happen ever again!
+    if Build_VERSION.SDK_INT >= 30:
+        # API 30+ (Android 10+)
+        if inset_controller and "WindowInsetsControllerCompat" in str(
+            type(inset_controller)
+        ):
+            # Compat wrapper (AndroidX)
+            # I suggest to include androidx in builds, it actually helps!
+            if icon_style == "Light":
+                inset_controller.setAppearanceLightStatusBars(False)
+                inset_controller.setAppearanceLightNavigationBars(False)
+            else:
+                inset_controller.setAppearanceLightStatusBars(True)
+                inset_controller.setAppearanceLightNavigationBars(True)
+        else:
+            # Platform controller
+            controller = window.getInsetsController()
+            WindowInsetsController = autoclass("android.view.WindowInsetsController")
+            if icon_style == "Light":
+                controller.setSystemBarsAppearance(
+                    0,
+                    WindowInsetsController.APPEARANCE_LIGHT_STATUS_BARS
+                    | WindowInsetsController.APPEARANCE_LIGHT_NAVIGATION_BARS,
+                )
+            else:
+                controller.setSystemBarsAppearance(
+                    WindowInsetsController.APPEARANCE_LIGHT_STATUS_BARS
+                    | WindowInsetsController.APPEARANCE_LIGHT_NAVIGATION_BARS,
+                    WindowInsetsController.APPEARANCE_LIGHT_STATUS_BARS
+                    | WindowInsetsController.APPEARANCE_LIGHT_NAVIGATION_BARS,
+                )
+    else:
+        # Legacy flags for API 23–29
+        # Yepp, python3.14 with ndk 28c doesn't support building for android <= 11 with 32 bit armeabi-v7a cpu so this may never be called but who knows??
+        visibility_flags = decor_view.getSystemUiVisibility()
+
+        if icon_style == "Light":
+            visibility_flags &= ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR
+            if Build_VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26:
+                visibility_flags &= ~View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_NAVIGATION_BAR
+        else:
+            visibility_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_STATUS_BAR
+            if Build_VERSION.SDK_INT >= 26:
+                visibility_flags |= View.SYSTEM_UI_FLAG_LIGHT_NAVIGATION_BAR
+
+        decor_view.setSystemUiVisibility(visibility_flags)
+
+    if Build_VERSION.SDK_INT >= 35:
+        # I don't know why but sometimes pyjnius failed to find invoke, maybe due to garbage collection and so I made a reference
+        global _global_listener
+        _global_listener = InsetsListener(
+            status_color_int, navigation_color_int, pad_status, pad_nav
+        )
+        decor_view.setOnApplyWindowInsetsListener(_global_listener)
+        decor_view.requestApplyInsets()
+    else:
+        window.setStatusBarColor(status_color_int)
+        window.setNavigationBarColor(navigation_color_int)