Questions tagged [notification-bar]
The bar at the top of the screen in the Android OS, where the time is displayed, along with small icons corresponding to notifications from the Android system and user applications.
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How do I get Google+'s notifications into Android's notification list?
From iOS I'm used to seeing app icon badges and notifications concerning actvity inside apps. Android is lacking app icon badges but it does have a great notification menu -- except that Google+ ...
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Nexus 4 Notification bar unresponsive
My notification bar has suddenly become unresponsive. I have been unable to swipe down the bar no matter the orientation of my phone (regular and in landscape). I've played around with chrome to test ...
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Removing second SIM signal sign from notification
I have karbonn a9 plus smart phone. It is a dual sim phone, but I only use 1 SIM.
The second SIM signal icon with no network always shows in the notification area. I want to remove it from my ...
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How do I remove stuck notification?
I have a notification from the TED app that refuses to go away. I tried clearing app data and rebooting and it didn't go away. I tried uninstalling and rebooting and it didn't go away. Is factory ...
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After upgrade to 4.2.1 how to get "settings" and "screen lock" back in pull down menu?
After upgrading my Nexus 7 to 4.2.1, which was an adventure in itself, I noticed that in the pull down menu at the top of the screen (notification bar), where you get to see notifications about ...
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Gmail notifications stopped working
I don't receive Gmail notifications on my phone recently, no sound, no light and nothing appears on the notification bar. Searching the web, I figured it might have happened because I turned syncing ...
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How to disable USSD notifications?
On Android 4.2.1, some new stuff has appeared in the notification area. It shows my current balance and has an icon of the "SIM-card menu" app. Also, sometimes, some spammy messages appears (from my ...
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How can I hide the on-screen buttons but keep the status bar
I have a Galaxy Nexus (rooted, if that helps) and I want to disable the on-screen buttons (back, home, apps), also called the Navigation Bar. Now there are plenty of apps (e.g. Hide Bottom Bar) that ...
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Looking for an alternative to Smart Statusbar
Is there are way to reveal the notification bar in a full-screen app?
I have been using Smart Statusbar, which is a great little tool that reveals the bar with a gesture. Unfortunately, the app has a ...
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How to make use of the entire screen area on Android 4.1 in full-screen mode?
The system bar (aka notification bar) on my new tablet (ASUS Transformer Pad) is always visible, even when watching YouTube "full-screen".
The amount of space wasted is not insignificant, especially ...
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Can't swipe down notifications on Nexus 4
i have a 12 day old Nexus 4 and i can't swipe down the notifications bar.
i've tried turning it off
i've tried performing a factory reset
If i go into an application that supports landscape mode (e....
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What is the apps for the the two icons shown [closed]
What apps are icons shown on the 3rd icon from the left (a icon that look like a bug with an android head) and the 5th icon from the left (a icon with a phone in between two zig-zag)?
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Where are all the statusbar icons stored so that I can change them?
I have a rooted phone and would like to change my ugly status icons to the ICS ones...
I used this app to do so but I could change only the battery icon. When I wrote to the developer, he replied ...
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Display media volume in the status bar
I have a Samsung Galaxy SII running CM9.
Currently I have an app that displays my media volume by using a persistent notification.
However I have 2 problems with this.
Since media volume is a ...
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Not able to "Clear" notifications from Astrid Tasks (an app)?
I am not able to clear notifications in the status bar for an app named Astrid Tasks.
Here is the screenshot:
Why is it? I am sure that the app developer must have done this on purpose.
What ...
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how to remove sticky (permanent) notifications from notification bar?
I have a buggy app installed in my phone, which sometimes creates permanent download progress notification with animated icon but fails to remove it from notification bar by its own.
I tried to ...
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How to toggle wi-fi, gps etc quickly in HTC Sense? [duplicate]
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Can anyone recognize this app (toggles WiFi, GPS, Sync, BT, etc.) in the notification bar?
I am used to from cyanogen mod to be able to toggle on/off wi-fi, gps, data, plane ...
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Sense 4: How to add items to pull down menu?
I just received a HTC One S with Sense 4 installed. I've seen on other Android devices that the pull down menu contains different settings, such as a Wifi button.
Is there a way to add these buttons ...
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How do I get these toggles in my notification bar?
I was reading an article talking about the Galaxy Nexus vs. the Galaxy SIII, and ended up buying a Nexus (was a steal, and I knew it was getting JB).
Anyway, I've recently updated it to Jellybean, ...
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ad on statusbar [duplicate]
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How can I find out which app is putting ads in my notification bar?
Sometimes I get ads on statusbar. These ads came from some free apps. I have lots of installed apps and I ...
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Navigation Buttons (Back, Home, Menu, etc.) in the Notification/Statusbar?
I am remotely controlling an old Nexus One attached and talking to a Lego NXT robot. The Nexus One has a broken Home button. In the past I remember overcoming that by finding an app which added an ...
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Stop sideway movement of menu revealed from top
On my Galaxy S3, when I slide my finger from the top edge of the screen down, a sort of quick menu is revealed to switch WiFi, GPS, sound...
When it is revealed, the animation goes from top to bottom ...
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Shaking notification bar
On an Asus Transformer Prime, my notification bar at the bottom of the screen will randomly start dancing up and down, and sometimes just scramble then go normal. When it does either one of these ...
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Is there a fix for intermittent "[app name] succesfully updated" notifications?
It's not a big deal, but I'd like to know if someone has figured out the logic behind the disappearing update notifications?
For example, recently I set 10 apps to be updated and kept the Play Store ...
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Disable Google Play Ads in Notification Area? [duplicate]
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Is this red star icon malware? How to get rid of it?
I'm not sure if everyone has experienced this annoying behavior, I often see ads in my notification area pointing to games ...
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Notification bar key-binding?
I have a bluetooth keyboard that I've set up in such a way that I can essentially use every function on my phone using just they keyboard, with home and menu and arrow keys and such. The only major ...
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Clock in Combined/Status Bar on ICS tablet overlaps the date when pops up
The Combined Bar (or Status Bar) on ICS shows the clock. When you tap this clock it pops up and shows details of any notifications. However, the clock in this popup overlaps the date on my DGM T-703 ...
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CyanogenMod 7 - can I hide the status bar on the lockscreen?
I am using a Google Nexus One and have just flashed CyanogenMod 7 onto it. I noticed that the lockscreen shows the status bar on it, as shown on the image with this post.
Is there a way to hide the ...
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Voicemail indicator won't go away
On my Atrix running 2.3.6, there is a permanent icon in my notification bar saying that I have unread voicemail. I understand that this icon is flagged on the SIM card itself: sure enough, if I pop ...
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Can't Pull Bar to Mount Storage
I don't know what's wrong with my phone. Things are breaking left and right ...
To mount the phone so I can access files on it (I don't have an SD card), I:
Disable USB debugging
Enable Mass Storage ...
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Why are my network icons blue? [duplicate]
I've got a Motorola Electrify on Android 2.3. Sometimes my network icons (3G and the cellular network bars) are grey, and sometimes they're blue. They seem to be blue when I have a good connection and/...
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Can anyone recognize this app (toggles WiFi, GPS, Sync, BT, etc.) in the notification bar?
I found this screenshot in one of the market apps (Galaxy Nexus Flashlight), in the red rectangle there is an app do you know this app? it seem very interesting.
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Can I shorten the network name in my status-bar so I have room for more icons?
The network-operator name takes up that important real-estate in the top-left corner of my screen, on the left side of the notification bar. It takes up room that can better be used for notifications. ...
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How to get Power Control Widget (Status bar widget) on stock rom
Can I have the Power Control Widget (Status bar widget) from CM7 on the Stock ROM?
This is the is the only feature I missed from CM7 when I switched back to Stock ROM.
It gives the quick access to ...
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How can I find out which app is putting ads in my notification bar? [duplicate]
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Is this red star icon malware? How to get rid of it?
Recently advertisements have started appearing as notifications in my phone's notification bar. The icon on the ad are ...
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Spam alerts in notification bar [duplicate]
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Is this red star icon malware? How to get rid of it?
I get spam alerts about free ipads and typical junk like that on my notification bar when I start my droid. This also ...
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Samsung Galaxy S2 - sound notification does not always work
my samsung galaxy s2 (android 2.3.4, kernel 2.6.35.7, build gingerbread.xwki4) does not always beeps when I get google talk messages (I'am not using social hub, just native Talk app) also it does not ...
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The last App update keeps downloading after reboot
When I update an app everything works fine. Android Market shows that the update was succesful and nothing is downloading. Also there are no items in "downloads". But when I reboot, the progress bar ...
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How do I get the GPS icon to show in the status bar in CM7?
Just did a fresh install of CM7 in my Incredible, it's fantastic, but whenever I turn on my GPS, it does not show in the status bar that it's on, like it does in the stock 2.2 OS.
Is there a way to ...
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Need only one icon in the top notification bar for multiple Gmail accounts
I am trying to figure out how to have only one notification icon on the top notification bar for an incoming e-mail for any of my multiple Gmail accounts. This was the way Gmail worked on my phone ...
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Replace notification bar
The default notification bar in Nexus S is very basic. It doesn't have any toggle buttons like others do. Can I replace it?
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My Notification bar won't roll up ?
I am using Motorola Defy Android 2.2. But I am facing a problem with touch screen. The buttons at very lower end of the screen don't work i.e touch at the very lower end don't work. That's why after ...
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How to customize the notification bar?
I don't know even thats possible in case of Xperia mini pro. When I flashed Cyanogen ROM into my Xperia Mini Pro, I was able to customize the notification bar. I mean I was able to change the ...
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Hide or autohide top bar
Is it possible to hide or autohide the top bar which is still present on the top of Android screen? My version of Android is 2.2.
The top bar is distracting for me while reading. I'm using Aldiko, ...
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How can I control the brightness from the notification bar?
My friend has the Galaxy S and is able to control the brightness by sliding his finger over the notification-bar. He said he didn't install anything to have it (but he has a custom ROM, so that doesn'...
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Replace default battery status icon
Is there any way to replace the default battery status icon with percentage values to indicate battery status?
For example as I saw in a screen shot
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Shortcut to the notifications panel?
Many applications place an icon on the notification bar. But then to get to the action I need to long tap the notification bar (taking care not to tap the screen area below it) and then pull it down (...
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Why does my notification bar get stuck on Galaxy S?
The notification bar on my Samsung Galaxy S with Froyo has a nasty habit of getting stuck. When this happens and I try to pull it down, the (I don't know what to call it) "dragging bar" appears, but ...
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Acer BeTouch E130 notification bar keyboard
I've bought the Acer BeTouch E130 and updated it to Android 2.1. Therefore, I'd like to know if there's a way to trigger the Top notification bar from the physical keyboard rather than tapping on it (...
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Bigger Notification Bar?
Is there a way to make the Notification Bar thicker?
I recently bought this case and it makes it incredibly hard to pull down the notification bar.
I was wondering if there was a way to thicken the ...