DialogFragment with clear background (not dimmed)
What works for me is to adjust the WinowManager.LayoutParams in onStart() of the DialogFragment: @Override public void onStart() { super.onStart(); Window window = getDialog().getWindow(); WindowManager.LayoutParams windowParams = window.getAttributes(); windowParams.dimAmount = 0.90f; windowParams.flags |= WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_DIM_BEHIND; window.setAttributes(windowParams); }