topic Re: hide NFC icon from status bar in XPERIA archive

hide NFC icon from status bar

MikelWard — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 00:06:15 GMT

How do I get rid of the NFC icon without actually turning NFC off? I can turn just about everything off using Personalization->Status bar icons, but I don't see an option for NFC there.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

Thommo — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 09:31:19 GMT

Settings then More and untick NFC

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

_alexdon_ — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 12:15:14 GMT

You cannot remove the icon if the NFC service is on.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

MikelWard — Tue, 30 Sep 2014 14:31:55 GMT

Thommo, I don't want to turn NFC off, I just want to get rid of the annoying icon.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

Panoramix — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:40:09 GMT

I have a completely opposite case. I do not see NFC icon on status bar, despite the fact that I turned it on.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

_alexdon_ — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 17:23:37 GMT

@Panoramix That's market related, some carriers decided to still have it while normally it has been removed.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

Panoramix — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 18:17:45 GMT

That's weird, because I have nonbranded phone. I hope that in the new version of Android will be ability to choose whether to be shown NFC icon or not.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

_alexdon_ — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 22:17:49 GMT

See Rickard's reply here:

/t5/Xperia-Z-ZL-ZR/NFC-icon-not-displayed-in-status-bar-of-ZL-c6502/m-p/567343#M34168

And here by Hampus:

/t5/Xperia-Z5-Z5-Compact-Z5-Premium/NFC-not-working-on-a-Z5/m-p/1053391#M1498

@Panoramix I have edited my above reply because I did not explain correctly.

Re: hide NFC icon from status bar

SergioPL1 — Wed, 09 Dec 2015 23:12:04 GMT

@Panoramix I have it the same as you. I mean - NFC is enabled and no icon is shown on the status bar. There is no option to enable/disable icon in non-branded software, at least in my country and that is in line with answers from @Rickard above. And I actually like it this way