What does this icon signify? - Verizon Samsung Galaxy S 4

The first one in the notification bar area...

E911 gps icon.
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Thanks. Says it can't be turned off in settings, but I've seen some people's screens and they don't have that icon. Can it be disabled if you root or something?

Yes. Custom roms delete that icon
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Yes. Custom roms delete that icon
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I'm curious about deleting this icon on stock ROM; I have been using the xposed installer framework and have had great success with my battery icon and a couple other personal "annoyances". Anybody have some cool suggestions or links? This is low on my priority list next to enabling the built-in hotspot app aside from the widgetsoid toggle.

If your rooted, all you have to do is delete the SystemUI.odex file and then flash one of the mods and it will remove that icon on a stock rom.
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I'm curious about deleting this icon on stock ROM; I have been using the xposed installer framework and have had great success with my battery icon and a couple other personal "annoyances". Anybody have some cool suggestions or links? This is low on my priority list next to enabling the built-in hotspot app aside from the widgetsoid toggle.
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If you turn off the standalone GPS it goes away.
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If you turn off the standalone GPS it goes away.
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The waves go away, but the rest of the icon stays. I think you would have to turn off E911 services for it all to go away.

I always have GPS off but the waves are still there.
EDIT: Oh, you mean location services. Now I see.

The idea is to leave the services on; we know they are, but we don't want the icon. Minimalist UI, etc.

They actually have an icon glossary built into the software. If you go to Settings>More>About phone, the icon glossary is in there.

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[Q] Email preview in notification pull down?

Does anyone know if the One has the option to see a preview of an email message in the notification pull down menu? I just bought this phone today and have not been able to find this setting? I thought it was a standard Jelly Bean option, but I could be mistaken.
Any thoughts?
Thanks,
mbanken
Not until 4.2.2
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Not until 4.2.2
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I think you could just the 4.2.2 gmail apk and should work
Do you mean like this? I just sent myself a message. and that's how it looks in my notification bar. I do know that if it's a single line like WiFi TetherMod is, you drag it down using 2 fingers. So You'd drag WiFi Tether Mod down using 2 fingers and it would expand. (If the notification is capable)
EDIT: BTW, I'm using the stock Gmail app that comes out the market.
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Do you mean like this? I just sent myself a message. and that's how it looks in my notification bar. I do know that if it's a single line like WiFi TetherMod is, you drag it down using 2 fingers. So You'd drag WiFi Tether Mod down using 2 fingers and it would expand. (If the notification is capable)
EDIT: BTW, I'm using the stock Gmail app that comes out the market.
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Are you on the stock rom? I don't get this sort of notification, and I don't see an option for this in the Gmail app.
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stevedebi said:
Are you on the stock rom? I don't get this sort of notification, and I don't see an option for this in the Gmail app.
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Does it look like this normally? If so, try dragging it with 2 fingers. I'm on Renovate. I don't think a ROM can add this feature. This feature is a JellyBean feature. I've had this feature on my Epic 4G Touch (GS2), as well.
The notification itself, if you drag it down with 2 fingers, it should expand. And you'd have more options and viewability. Like in my previous post.
I've also upload 2 more screenshots showing you a before and after of Google Music. It's a single bar, but if you drag it with 2 fingers it expands.
EDIT: Also it is not an option your turn on and off. By dragging, I mean the actual notification itself.
Hmm... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wobNrvMFrTc
Here they are showing you what I'm talking about.
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Does it look like this normally? If so, try dragging it with 2 fingers. I'm on Renovate. I don't think a ROM can add this feature. This feature is a JellyBean feature. I've had this feature on my Epic 4G Touch (GS2), as well.
The notification itself, if you drag it down with 2 fingers, it should expand. And you'd have more options and viewability. Like in my previous post.
I've also upload 2 more screenshots showing you a before and after of Google Music. It's a single bar, but if you drag it with 2 fingers it expands.
EDIT: Also it is not an option your turn on and off. By dragging, I mean the actual notification itself.
Hmm... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wobNrvMFrTc
Here they are showing you what I'm talking about.
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Ok, it appears that this was added by your rom and is not in the stock rom.
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stevedebi said:
Ok, it appears that this was added by your rom and is not in the stock rom.
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Oh my. Well that's a first. Okay then. Sorry to say.
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Oh my. Well that's a first. Okay then. Sorry to say.
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As you say, it might be in the next version. Getting this stuff early is a big reason folks root and use a custom Rom. I usually do, but just haven't felt the need with the One. It is meeting my needs right out of the box.
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Im pretty sure that you can grab the 4.2 apk for gmail and add it and it will give you that option
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Im pretty sure that you can grab the 4.2 apk for gmail and add it and it will give you that option
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Any link for that? I'm not sure it would work over a stock rom, non rooted, but it is worth a try...
I'm interested. Do you have expandable notifications? I mean can you expand other notifications? I've always thought this was just a JellyBean feature and not something that could be taken out and added, or something of the sort.
I discovered that I won't get notifications unless auto sync is turned on. However, even with that on, I can't preview the notification.
I turned it back off because it also lights off the LED, which uses battery, and there is no way to turn that off separately.
I'd really rather save the battery than have constant notification of gmail messages.
The reason its not working for most of you is the battery saver notification. It is listed as a high priority/ongoing notification and essentially kills the auto expand. Expandable notifications have been in Android since 4.1 not 4.2
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The reason its not working for most of you is the battery saver notification. It is listed as a high priority/ongoing notification and essentially kills the auto expand. Expandable notifications have been in Android since 4.1 not 4.2
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Do you mean that running power saver mode prevents it?
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No its the notification itself... you need to be rooted and use a mod to remove it and then they will work fine
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altimax98 said:
No its the notification itself... you need to be rooted and use a mod to remove it and then they will work fine
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I'm still bone stock, no root, no mods, and I can expand my notifications (if they're expandable.) I have the notification for Power Saver, and this works whether it's toggled on or off.
You have to press and drag with TWO FINGERS to expand them. Not just one.
Danariel said:
I'm still bone stock, no root, no mods, and I can expand my notifications (if they're expandable.) I have the notification for Power Saver, and this works whether it's toggled on or off.
You have to press and drag with TWO FINGERS to expand them. Not just one.
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I was just saying that the auto expand on the top notification is disabled when the power saver notification is ongoing
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altimax98 said:
I was just saying that the auto expand on the top notification is disabled when the power saver notification is ongoing
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Sorry, you didn't say anything about "top notification" for "auto expand," what you said (or how it read) was that having the power saver notification in the notifications area was what was stopping folks from being able to expand notifications (with a two-finger swipe wasn't said, but seemed to be implied.) And I didn't think we were talking about "auto expand," but about being able to make them expand if they could...
I just did it on my stock ROM using the two finger method on the notification. I still have my Power saver notification showing also. I wish it would allow me to delete instead of archive.

Google Play Bug

In settings, I have auto add widget unchecked but every time I download a program, it adds a icon to my desktop. Does this happen to anyone else?
Thanks.
The icon isn't a widget. I don't think there is a setting anymore for not adding the icon
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Coolfreak said:
The icon isn't a widget. I don't think there is a setting anymore for not adding the icon
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You are correct! Thanks.
Coolfreak said:
The icon isn't a widget. I don't think there is a setting anymore for not adding the icon
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Though this would make logical sense, it is incorrect. The play store considers icons to be widgets. On my nexus, for example, unticking that box stops icons from being auto-added. Seems to be a bug. Alternatively, this could be something coded into touchwiz, to always add new apps to the homescreen.
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steelersmb said:
In settings, I have auto add widget unchecked but every time I download a program, it adds a icon to my desktop. Does this happen to anyone else?
Thanks.
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Happens to me and drives me bonkers!
If you uncheck auto-add it won't add unless your launcher(like nova) also has it's own settings for auto-adding. Nova's settings have a section called new which also has an auto add feature.
This feature is the single most annoying feature in all of android IMO.
Dubbsy said:
If you uncheck auto-add it won't add unless your launcher(like nova) also has it's own settings for auto-adding. Nova's settings have a section called new which also has an auto add feature.
This feature is the single most annoying feature in all of android IMO.
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Damn I feel stupid; my Nova launcher prime did in fact have that setting enabled. Thanks for saving me future headaches.

[Q] What on earth is this icon?

I have looked, and looked, and looked, and I cannot find among ANY of the myriad Android "What is this icon??" threads spread around the world a description of this round, volume-knob looking thing.
There's nothing in the status or notification panels which seem to be connected to it, and I have no idea what it's trying to tell me.
Anyone?
Thanks,
R
PS See attached screenshot of the top of my screen...
Are you running some sort of sound booster/amplifier? It looks familiar but I can't remember what app it may have been.
Have you tried to uninstall apps to see if it goes away?
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I've never downloaded any apps from the play store that put an icon there. Most icons that get put there are from system apps.
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disconnecktie said:
I've never downloaded any apps from the play store that put an icon there. Most icons that get put there are from system apps.
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I have a couple - JuiceDefender and My Data Manager will put icons there, but they're configurable.
FirePsych said:
Have you tried to uninstall apps to see if it goes away?
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A couple, but mostly I've looked through the 'running apps' and there's really not anything in there I don't recognize (or want to uninstall). I might, if it really gets to bother me.
Rav3ncroft said:
Are you running some sort of sound booster/amplifier? It looks familiar but I can't remember what app it may have been.
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I don't think so... although now I wonder.
It's just the Debloated stock ICS. I don't think he stuck anything weird in there - only took it out.
Thanks for all the input!
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I've never downloaded any apps from the play store that put an icon there. Most icons that get put there are from system apps.
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Really, I've downloaded and tried all sorts of apps and have seen icons placed on the task bar.... Juice defender as mentioned... Battery guru... Etc. It seems like I tried a volume+ app that placed a similar icon. However I haven't confirmed that since I no longer have it installed. Usually you can opt out of having an icon placed on the bar.
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I'm saying I've never seen a downloaded app put an icon on that side of the bar and I'm not saying they can't put one there.
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There is a blank app icon between that icon and the other. It's not connected to the system icons. If you look closely at the spacing you can tell.

[OFFICIAL] 4.3 Update - Changes/Differences/Discussion

Now that the OTA is finally rolling out and people are updating, I think it's a good time for a thread about the differences aside from what's mentioned in the changelog. It'll give a little insight as to what's changed/added.
So feel free to start listing out what's changed!
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I feel like my phone is so much faster i dont see any lag like with opening apps etc..
Is it just me ?
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Disable wifi notification in top bar... Thank god. Wifi settings. Advanced...
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Yeah it does feel a lot smoother. Another thing I noticed is that there is native emoji support finally! :thumbup::thumbup:
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BraddahBoi808 said:
Yeah it does feel a lot smoother. Another thing I noticed is that there is native emoji support finally! :thumbup::thumbup:
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So can you put emojis with the keyboard or they just show up when someone texts you?
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So can you put emojis with the keyboard or they just show up when someone texts you?
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I'm not sure about input but I know they show up like they should be instead of having blank squares. Here's an example from Instagram
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justpastfinish said:
Disable wifi notification in top bar... Thank god. Wifi settings. Advanced...
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+1 on that! It's about time
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I'd know if the update didn't fail repeatedly. on MI1 Stock rooted (rooted before MI1 and used OTA root keeper)
How's the camera
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Majin101 said:
How's the camera
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Don't notice anything new right off the bat with the camera. It did take a while to update the firmware though. Still have to dig around
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Here is a summary of changes I noticed:
UI is smoother than before with no hiccups yet, but that may be a placebo effect.
Notification panel toggles look shorter and waste less vertical space. They cannot be turned off anymore. Now you can only select which ones can be scrolled through horizontally before you have to open the full toggles drawer.
Default font seems to have been updated, though I am not sure whether I was on Samsung Sans beforehand and it simply reset the font.
Upon further inspection, it seems as if my font choice has been reset to default from Samsung Sans.
Camera firmware update, but I don't immediately see any changes.
When viewing photos in gallery or camera app, the date taken is shown briefly on the bottom left.
GPS location and Verizon location services have been merged into one option, it is no longer possible to disable Verizon location services if you want to use GPS.
Blocking mode, reading mode added.
Wifi notification can be disabled.
Play store updated to new sliding drawer, version 4.4.2.1 (this may have just been a coincidentally simultaneous update on my part).
There is a link in the app drawer to install KNOX, which looks like some sort of secure VM based on the text in the app.
NFL Mobile added (may have been in MI1 and I just didn't notice, but it is in my app drawer).
Contacts list is more compact (white space removed), you can now see approx. 9 contacts at a time. There is no scroll bar anymore, and the letters to quickly jump through the list are permanently visible.
Wifi location polling when wifi is off (as per Android 4.3).
Calculator is fullscreen (no status bar) with no way to change it, pretty sure this didn't happen before.
The stock music player can now play the mp3 files I have saved on the device. It always said that the files were unsupported beforehand, and I did not change them at all.
The dialer doesn't seem to lag as much when looking up contacts as you type (666 for "MOM"), but this might have come with the overall UI. It also doesn't lock up the phone for half a second when initiating a call anymore.
With Air View on, a few of the options in Developer Options are highlighted when hovering over them (not sure where this came from or why it is there, maybe testing for their 4.4 build, but I noticed it when going through the settings).
Clock app UI updated.
"Disable" in application manager is renamed to "Turn off."
That is all I can see immediately. I do not use stock launcher, keyboard, browser, or email so I did not check these.
Just quick question for those that got it, one of you said your font got reset did ajuthing else reset or get wiped?
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Just quick question for those that got it, one of you said your font got reset did ajuthing else reset or get wiped?
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My toggles got reset so they are out of position.
Auto correct for the stock keyboard and no ugly e911 location sign!
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I keep getting this when I try to update. Anyone else?
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confused as to what to do..currently running hypderdrive, but want full gear functionality....any ideas on what I should do?
What about Root? someone has to know, can we keep root w/ voodoo root keeepr
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confused as to what to do..currently running hypderdrive, but want full gear functionality....any ideas on what I should do?
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I'm sure sbreen will add it eventually, possibly with version 11?
Developer Option Reset
There is a bug with the new camera. I have all the animation and transitions set to off in developer options. Transition animation scale gets set to 1x every time the camera is launched. Super annoying.
Thanks for such a complete changelog!
Google Play updated on my VzwGS4 4.2.2 ME7 and now has sliding drawer.
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Notification Bar

Is it me or are there a ton of icons on it? For having such a wide display, it can't fit very many icons up there. Has anyone discovered a way to hide certain ones?
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Untick the ones you dont want
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Not the quick bar. I am talking the top bar with the clock, WiFi icon, battery, etc.
Ikyo said:
Not the quick bar. I am talking the top bar with the clock, WiFi icon, battery, etc.
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not without root and tweakbox :crying:
fatboypup said:
not without root and tweakbox :crying:
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That is what I thought. I can't believe that you don't have an option to limit what it shows.
Ikyo said:
That is what I thought. I can't believe that you don't have an option to limit what it shows.
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only way to limit what it shows is to turn things off, and frankly, the only things on the status bar are what you normally find on other phones. They do seem to take up a lot of space. If you turn off NFC (which is something i never really use) the square icon with the curvy "N" in it goes away, and that seems to free up some space.
Personally I am annoyed by the LTE and the spinning Spark logo. Just remove the LTE icon and keep the spinner. Also the battery icon and separate text are fairly silly.
Root, and tweak with the G3 Tweaksbox Xposed module. It is super easy and you can definitely clean up the notification bar.....
sic0048 said:
Root, and tweak with the G3 Tweaksbox Xposed module. It is super easy and you can definitely clean up the notification bar.....
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We dont have root soooo problem.
sic0048 said:
Root, and tweak with the G3 Tweaksbox Xposed module. It is super easy and you can definitely clean up the notification bar.....
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Yea, entirely not an option for us yet.
The amount of icons and notifications are crazy. I keep turning stuff off and disabling notifications, but can't seem to turn off enough. I'm more than ready for root.
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menissalt said:
Yea, entirely not an option for us yet.
The amount of icons and notifications are crazy. I keep turning stuff off and disabling notifications, but can't seem to turn off enough. I'm more than ready for root.
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Man that stinks. I forgot that the Sprint version was still waiting for root. Hopefully it won't be long!

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