diff --git a/android/res/layout/capture.xml b/android/res/layout/capture.xml
index dc5a53372..fd8ab7e4e 100755
--- a/android/res/layout/capture.xml
+++ b/android/res/layout/capture.xml
@@ -179,20 +179,13 @@
 
   </LinearLayout>
 
-  <LinearLayout android:layout_width="fill_parent"
-                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-                android:orientation="horizontal"
-                android:background="@color/part_transparent"
-                android:layout_gravity="bottom"
-                android:gravity="center">
-
-    <TextView android:id="@+id/status_view"
-              android:layout_width="wrap_content"
-              android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-              android:text="@string/msg_default_status"
-              android:textColor="@color/status_text"
-              android:textSize="14sp"/>
-
-  </LinearLayout>
+  <TextView android:id="@+id/status_view"
+            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+            android:layout_gravity="bottom|center_horizontal"
+            android:background="@color/transparent"
+            android:text="@string/msg_default_status"
+            android:textColor="@color/status_text"
+            android:textSize="14sp"/>
 
 </FrameLayout>
diff --git a/android/res/values/colors.xml b/android/res/values/colors.xml
index e190e1876..1872d5b18 100755
--- a/android/res/values/colors.xml
+++ b/android/res/values/colors.xml
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   <color name="status_view">#50000000</color>
   <color name="status_text">#ffffffff</color>
   <color name="transparent">#00000000</color>
-  <color name="part_transparent">#7f000000</color>  
   <color name="viewfinder_frame">#ff000000</color>
   <color name="viewfinder_laser">#ffff0000</color>
   <color name="viewfinder_mask">#60000000</color>