[Q] what is this mysterious icon on my notification bar? - Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

If anyone knows what that circle with the line through it is, please let me know! Thanks

slickromeo said:
If anyone knows what that circle with the line through it is, please let me know! Thanks
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Your notifications are set to do not disturb or off. Press your volume button to see these options

That means you dont have any phone network
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I double the 'absolutely zero signal', that is what the symbol means.

I can confirm that the symbol means do not disturb. Check your volume settings if you want to change it back.
Source: Have Nexus 10 with 5.0

It means so you notifications are set to "none"

That means the radio is off, you are using wifi and have no signal through the carrier.

I've got a star symbol in my notification bar. What does that mean?

dcrandon said:
I've got a star symbol in my notification bar. What does that mean?
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http://youtu.be/GRsCUUW1SrE?t=20s
notifications.... starts at :20 seconds

dcrandon said:
I've got a star symbol in my notification bar. What does that mean?
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That means priority notifications only.

BTW, that screenshot was from my Nexus7 tablet running android 5.0

Jfree3000 said:
That means the radio is off, you are using wifi and have no signal through the carrier.
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That

daraj said:
That
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jbdan said:
Your notifications are set to do not disturb or off. Press your volume button to see these options
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This.
Do you even have cellular radios in that tablet?

No, i have the WiFi only model of the Nexus7

slickromeo said:
No, i have the WiFi only model of the Nexus7
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Right, and it's on. An empty triangle would mean no service etc. etc. Google used to have a document that listed all the (stock) icons. Perhaps they still do.
Priority notifications have:
no icon - all
star - priority
slashed circle - none (including alarms).
By the way this is a Nexus 6 area.

If he has a Wifi model then she shouldn't have the no signal icon to begin with. To me, this icon means its not a WIFI model and there is no sim card inserted or valid

daraj said:
If he has a Wifi model then she shouldn't have the no signal icon to begin with. To me, this icon means its not a WIFI model and there is no sim card inserted or valid
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I'm not sure what you mean here but the linked YouTube video shows all three states and the two icons. Perhaps you didn't notice that this device is running Android L?

bodosom said:
I'm not sure what you mean here but the linked YouTube video shows all three states and the two icons. Perhaps you didn't notice that this device is running Android L?
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Oh i was responding to the OP with the question about the circle with the line across.

MYSTERY SOLVED! i notice that even on the Nexus6, if you press the volume down button from the homescreen once, then press the word "NONE", it will create this circle with the line through it on the notification bar to remind you that you dont want to receive any notifications or alarms.

The answer was posted multiple times and a link to a demonstration video was provided. Did you post a question and then simply not read any of the answers?

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How to return to ongoing call screen?

Does anyone know how to return to the ongoing call screen after leaving it? Let's say you look up a contact during a call. How do you go return so you can get the cheekguard and dialpad back? TIA
Have you tried the Back key?
Assuming you're anywhere you can pull the notification bar down, just do that and select the call.
uansari1 said:
Have you tried the Back key?
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I am M3 said:
Assuming you're anywhere you can pull the notification bar down, just do that and select the call.
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Thanks guys...did not think of the not. bar. Yes, and I suppose back would work too.
This thread can be deleted.
I always use the notification bar trick ^^^ myself...works everytime.

Disable "Data traffic is disabled" notification [SOLVED]

There is a way to disable it. See this post!
Is anyone able to disable the "Data traffic is disabled" notification when switching of mobile data?
On my previous Xperia Arc I could modify custom_settings.xml in "/system/etc/customization/settings/com/android/phone/" to disable it. However, on the Xperia Z this directory does not exist. Creating it, setting the permissions (644) and setting up the file as below does not help. Maybe the version is not right or some line are missing for the Xperia Z...
Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<settings version="1">
<setting key="data-connection-except-mms-can-clear-icon" runtime="false">true</setting>
<setting key="data-connection-except-mms-show-icon-when-enabled" runtime="false">false</setting>
<setting key="data-connection-except-mms-show-icon-when-disabled" runtime="false">false</setting>
</settings>
Re: Disable "Data traffic is disabled" notification
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+3 ))
nullcx said:
+3 ))
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Have you tried a different toggle app? I remember installing a smart toggle app on my Ion and the warning disappeared.
Re: Disable "Data traffic is disabled" notification
Often Sony use a standalone apk to provide this kind of functionality.
I've not looked but it would be in /system/app and usually sensibly named
Rashkae said:
Have you tried a different toggle app? I remember installing a smart toggle app on my Ion and the warning disappeared.
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I want to use Tasker with secure settings for that. When connected to WiFi want it to turn off data to preserve energy. A toggle is not reliable because then I have to keep an eye if it is connected or not. Defeats the purpose.
pulser_g2 said:
Often Sony use a standalone apk to provide this kind of functionality.
I've not looked but it would be in /system/app and usually sensibly named
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You don't get it. The switching works of course. I don't want the warning showing up every time I disable data (when connected to WiFi).
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This is weird,cause i can remove the notification just by swiping or clear.
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gm007 said:
This is weird,cause i can remove the notification just by swiping or clear.
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True. But on my other Xperia's I could disable it all together. When I hop from WiFi to WiFi hotspot I am connected to data in between. Also when WiFi signal is low and often drops you get this message like 20x. It is annoying and has no use.
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bassie112 said:
You don't get it. The switching works of course. I don't want the warning showing up every time I disable data (when connected to WiFi).
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I do get it..
Usually, Sony uses a separate apk for each such notification and you can just delete it or disable it...
For example the Xperia T has a thing that turns off the phone after 15 minutes if there's no sim inserted is just a separate APK
pulser_g2 said:
I do get it..
Usually, Sony uses a separate apk for each such notification and you can just delete it or disable it...
For example the Xperia T has a thing that turns off the phone after 15 minutes if there's no sim inserted is just a separate APK
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Maybe Sony uses an apk to show it. Still I have never heard how to disable it that way on the Arc. I could also imagine that you would get problems on other levels when actually deleting stuff. Changing or adding a line is better. On alle my Xperia's (last was the Arc) it was possible to disable it like I showed on post 1. No apk involved. It would be very strange that this would not work for the XZ in a similar fasion. So that's why I asked. But apparently no one knows (yet).
I found a way to disable the Data traffic icon. I've used Elixir 2 from the Google play to do this.
1) Open Elixir
2) Click on "applications" button
3) Click on the options button that is in the left of the button that is like the play button and click "sistem applications"
4) Search "phone" app and click on it, "show details"
5) Desactivate "DataTrafficExceptMmsNotifier", you can find it in "Services"
6) Now reboot.
You must be root!!!
I think all works fine after this.
Sorry for my very bad english.
incodnita said:
I found a way to disable the Data traffic icon. I've used Elixir 2 from the Google play to do this.
1) Open Elixir
2) Click on "applications" button
3) Click on the options button that is in the left of the button that is like the play button and click "sistem applications"
4) Search "phone" app and click on it, "show details"
5) Desactivate "DataTrafficExceptMmsNotifier", you can find it in "Services"
6) Now reboot.
You must be root!!!
I think all works fine after this.
Sorry for my very bad english.
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Wow thanks man. That is one very usefull find!
F*** yeah it is working
Hang on - the OP wanted to disable the popup notofication. Doesn't this just remove the toggle from the status bar?
No no, it's removing only the "Data traffic is disabled" notification.
vibecatalin said:
No no, it's removing only the "Data traffic is disabled" notification.
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Indeed. And it works by following the above guide (or page 1).
incodnita said:
I found a way to disable the Data traffic icon. I've used Elixir 2 from the Google play to do this.
1) Open Elixir
2) Click on "applications" button
3) Click on the options button that is in the left of the button that is like the play button and click "sistem applications"
4) Search "phone" app and click on it, "show details"
5) Desactivate "DataTrafficExceptMmsNotifier", you can find it in "Services"
6) Now reboot.
You must be root!!!
I think all works fine after this.
Sorry for my very bad english.
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sorry which app is that? can't find that service. no app called "phone", saw several similar names.
seems to be holding the illumination bar app on white constant , so really want to get rid of it!
EDIT: found it sorry, it's called KEYPAD on my phone. thanks..
Can it be found in system/app with a root explorer?

Key sign on the notification panel

Hi guys, could anyone tell me why there is a key sign on the notification panel, beside the battery icon? Some say it's because of VPN. I don't have any idea abt it. On the VPN setting, "none" is selected. Anyone who can assist me on this????
It is because of a VPN. Any chance you're using Adguard?
[NUMINIT] said:
It is because of a VPN. Any chance you're using Adguard?
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None... I tried booting my phone to safe mode and it's still there. Also, did a factory reset and still there. It means one of the pre-installed apps must have been causing it...
That just means the shortcut panel is hidden/locked. You see when you slide down the notification panel the key sign vanishes
strertford said:
That just means the shortcut panel is hidden/locked. You see when you slide down the notification panel the key sign vanishes
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I'm sorry but I didn't get that. What shortcut panel is hidden/locked??
ermond012 said:
I'm sorry but I didn't get that. What shortcut panel is hidden/locked?
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The shortcut to WiFi, Bluetooth, screen brightness. I'm not that good in vocabulary, but lets just say that the key ? means part of the notification panel or whatever panel it's called, is hidden. After you slide down the panel, it vanishes.
strertford said:
The shortcut to WiFi, Bluetooth, screen brightness. I'm not that good in vocabulary, but lets just say that the key means part of the notification panel or whatever panel it's called, is hidden. After you slide down the panel, it vanishes.
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Correlation, not causation. The 4G/WIFI signal strength icon disappears too, it's just to make way for the settings cog and the rest.
OP, I can't get a screenshot with status bar pulled down (wtf, why does it retract when I long-press the power button), but I assume under your quick settings it also shows the same key with the text "Network may be monitored"?
[NUMINIT] said:
Correlation, not causation. The 4G/WIFI signal strength icon disappears too, it's just to make way for the settings cog and the rest.
OP, I can't get a screenshot with status bar pulled down (wtf, why does it retract when I long-press the power button), but I assume under your quick settings it also shows the same key with the text "Network may be monitored"?
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No, it doesn't have that note...
[NUMINIT] said:
Correlation, not causation. The 4G/WIFI signal strength icon disappears too, it's just to make way for the settings cog and the rest.
OP, I can't get a screenshot with status bar pulled down (wtf, why does it retract when I long-press the power button), but I assume under your quick settings it also shows the same key with the text "Network may be monitored"?
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try power plus volume down keys
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ermond012 said:
No, it doesn't have that note...
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So you got the answer
strertford said:
try power plus volume down keys
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So you got the answer
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Hehe... I was just wondering what that is cos I never have that when I was still using Z1. Again even after doing a factory reset, without installing anything, it's already there. Just kind of curious what that is. Only mwans one of the preinstalled apps is causing it.?
ermond012 said:
Hehe... I was just wondering what that is cos I never have that when I was still using Z1. Again even after doing a factory reset, without installing anything, it's already there. Just kind of curious what that is. Only mwans one of the preinstalled apps is causing it.?
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not preinstalled apps. its the system management settings. they are just doing that to keep tidy, and also to show you that "there are more things to see and edit" if you scroll down
ermond012 said:
Hehe... I was just wondering what that is cos I never have that when I was still using Z1. Again even after doing a factory reset, without installing anything, it's already there. Just kind of curious what that is. Only mwans one of the preinstalled apps is causing it.?
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sorry I've been away a long time
Hehe... I was just wondering what that is cos I never have that when I was still using Z1. Again even after doing a factory reset, without installing anything, it's already there. Just kind of curious what that is. Only mwans one of the preinstalled apps is causing it.?
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Its just the like the lock on your door ,. Once you slide it down ( like opening the door lock with a key) , it vanishes (just like the door opens)

what is that status bar icon

The box looking one up top. I've never seen that before
Amazon?
mmarquis said:
Amazon?
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I have all Amazon apps disabled
rotation lock. you have systemui tuner installed?
note3userr said:
The box looking one up top. I've never seen that before
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Auto Rotate is turned off, that icon represents your phone being locked in veritcal position.
note3userr said:
The box looking one up top. I've never seen that before
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Just long tap on it and select Details to see what is it.
Turns out it was auto rotate and because of systemui tuner. It doesn't show up normally though

Has anybody solved notifications issue on Mate 20 Pro?

Hi everyone. Can anybody post a screenshot of your homescreen with received emails / messages icons showing in the top left corner of the Mate 20 Pro screen (notifications area) please? I'm sick and tired to hear explanations like "hm, weird. might something wrong with your firmware", hm, I've got everything". Something is telling me that this problem is notch related and Huawei simply don't know how to fix it. Thanks in advance.
What problem do you have?
WarVic said:
Hi everyone. Can anybody post a screenshot of your homescreen with received emails / messages icons showing in the top left corner of the Mate 20 Pro screen (notifications area) please? I'm sick and tired to hear explanations like "hm, weird. might something wrong with your firmware", hm, I've got everything". Something is telling me that this problem is notch related and Huawei simply don't know how to fix it. Thanks in advance.
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Like this
hija31 said:
Like this
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Okay, I want my phone showing notification icons like in your second screenshot with received emails icons. To other screenshots are the result of action like swipe down gesture. How did you get emails icon there?
gm007 said:
What problem do you have?
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No notification icons (emails, messages...) in the top left corner. All I have got is operator name and signal strength (GSM + WiFi) signs. That's it. As a result, I'm missing important messages and emails, not reading them in time. Never experienced anything like this on Pixel, Galaxies, LG, HTC and Sony phones. Also my previous phone - Mate 10 - didn't have this problem too. Can't find the way to fix it on Mate 20 Pro.
Maybe you have disabled them by mistake,you can always go to app setting and enable notifications for each app you want.
It's a horrible notch on this phone.
I'd much rather that if the option to turn "off" the notch is selected, that the whole top line would be moved down so that icons show in an entire row the line below, instead of the very top notched line, but such is life!
For you, is this a space issue do you think?
I've changed the option to show a notification number instead of individual icons. At least with this method, you'll know something is there?
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You have the place for only 4 icons at the right and at the left of the notch. So that depends if you have Bluetooth on, network monitor on etc... Etc.. For each apps you have maybe in notification bar you should disable apps that you don't want to be in notif bar. For exemple I use Tasker but don't need it in notification bar, so I removed is icon in notification menu.
Like you I don't see my email or text msg notification icon but is because I've Bluetooth on, alarm on, vibrate On and data monitoring on so... Alarm icon don't appear coz I've also signal strength.
Signal strength + Bluetooth icon + network monitor + vibrate mode = 4 icons nothing more. If I switch from vibrate mod to ring mod i' ve again one free slot for another icon etc... Etc..
gm007 said:
Maybe you have disabled them by mistake,you can always go to app setting and enable notifications for each app you want.
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I haven't touched or disabled anything. Everything is on default settings. I've checked all notifications related settings, everything is enabled.
hawkerpaul said:
It's a horrible notch on this phone.
I'd much rather that if the option to turn "off" the notch is selected, that the whole top line would be moved down so that icons show in an entire row the line below, instead of the very top notched line, but such is life!
For you, is this a space issue do you think?
I've changed the option to show a notification number instead of individual icons. At least with this method, you'll know something is there?
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Yes, this is a space issue and a Huawei issues at the same time. I set "show numbers" options but still no luck. Maybe my current operator name is too long to have anything else beside.
ilos said:
You have the place for only 4 icons at the right and at the left of the notch. So that depends if you have Bluetooth on, network monitor on etc... Etc.. For each apps you have maybe in notification bar you should disable apps that you don't want to be in notif bar. For exemple I use Tasker but don't need it in notification bar, so I removed is icon in notification menu.
Like you I don't see my email or text msg notification icon but is because I've Bluetooth on, alarm on, vibrate On and data monitoring on so... Alarm icon don't appear coz I've also signal strength.
Signal strength + Bluetooth icon + network monitor + vibrate mode = 4 icons nothing more. If I switch from vibrate mod to ring mod i' ve again one free slot for another icon etc... Etc..
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Okay, thanks for explanation. Thant's mean it is space + Huawei issue indeed. Useless (no notifications whatsoever) AOD is quite frustrating as well.
WarVic said:
Yes, this is a space issue and a Huawei issues at the same time. I set "show numbers" options but still no luck. Maybe my current operator name is too long to have anything else beside.
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Turn of ur operator name in the settings
WarVic said:
Yes, this is a space issue and a Huawei issues at the same time. I set "show numbers" options but still no luck. Maybe my current operator name is too long to have anything else beside.
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Have you tried unticking the display carrier name option in the display settings?
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Ahh, this only affects the home screen and not the lockscreen. Never mind
There is room for 5 icons and not 4. The last three ones are replaced by new icon.
I think you've changed something in settings that's why you're not getting notifications.
If you look at second screen shot, you can see that sms icon in the first photo is replaced with keyboard icon and on the third it's back again.
hija31 said:
There is room for 5 icons and not 4. The last three ones are replaced by new icon.
I think you've changed something in settings that's why you're not getting notifications.
If you look at second screen shot, you can see that sms icon in the first photo is replaced with keyboard icon and on the third it's back again.
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Okay, I see. Seriously, I haven't touch any settings, all in defaults state. Just tried to disable providers name and finally notification popped up! Anyway, notch is the culprit of my issue. I takes heaps of space so with provider name displayed by default there is no space for anything else. Can't justify such a huge notch and having below the average sound from the speakers. My old small Pixel 3 sounds a way clearer and louder even not at high volume. Don't really care about secure and fancy 3D face recognition at all.
WarVic said:
...Can't justify such a huge notch and having below the average sound from the speakers. My old small Pixel 3 sounds a way clearer and louder even not at high volume. Don't really care about secure and fancy 3D face recognition at all.
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Then you bought the wrong handset. The notch is there for a reason. I love the 3d face recognition, so I live with the notch. I bought the right phone.
You can also use adb to permanently disable some of the system icons like Bluetooth, alarm clock, nfc, etc.. This really helped clean things up and made more room up top for notification icons.
One option I wish they had was the ability to move signal and WiFi from left to right.
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Total is 8 icons....4 at left and 4 at right or 5 at left 3 at right etc... If you choose to put battery % out of his icon you will see... Battery icon take 2 places, % take one, time take one = 4
If you put battery % inside his icon : battery icon take 2 places, time take one = 3, so you have automatically 5 slots available at left... [emoji57]
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ilos said:
Total is 8 icons....4 at left and 4 at right or 5 at left 3 at right etc... If you choose to put battery % out of his icon you will see... Battery icon take 2 places, % take one, time take one = 4
If you put battery % inside his icon : battery icon take 2 places, time take one = 3, so you have automatically have 5 slots available at left... [emoji57]
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You're right :good:

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