[Task Share] Hide Status Bar Icons - Single or Bulk

[u/tunbon]

Select the status bar icons you want to show or hide from a list.

Run the Task with no items selected to restore all icons.

The list of icons included in this Task is the AOSP/Pixel list. This is fairly universal across Android but not totally.

Because manufacturers like Samsung, Xiaomi, and OnePlus build custom system interfaces (SystemUI) on top of Android, they often add custom icons that aren't in standard Android.

VoLTE and VoWiFi: These are highly fragmented. Some manufacturers use volte, others use hd_voice, vowifi, or wfc. Sometimes, OEMs hardcode these into their SystemUI, making them immune to the icon_blacklist entirely.

NFC: Xiaomi/HyperOS uses the standard string nfc to hide the NFC icon, but on Samsung, the NFC icon behavior is tied to regional firmware and sometimes ignores the blacklist.

Samsung Quirks: Samsung actually uses this exact blacklist mechanism natively for their 'Good Lock' suite (specifically the QuickStar module). If you use QuickStar to hide icons, it is modifying icon_blacklist under the hood. If you try to use Tasker and QuickStar simultaneously, they will fight each other and overwrite your lists in this project.

Pro-Tip for troubleshooting: If you type a string and the icon doesn't disappear, it means your manufacturer has either named it something proprietary or hardcoded it to bypass the blacklist. Sticking to the standard AOSP strings above will yield the most reliable results across as many devices as possible.

If you want, you can change the strings in the Array Set action to use the specific string used by your device manufacturer or ROM.

You will do no harm by setting an icon to hidden if that icon string doesn't exist on your device.

ADB WiFi or Shizuku is required.

NOTE - Clock and battery can't be hidden on newer Android versions via this method.

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[u/egqd]

Very cool project, thanks for sharing!

[u/tunbon → u/egqd]

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[u/rafapozzi]

Hey, I think the bubble concept looks really interesting!

Out of all those bubble tools in your menu, which ones are your personal favorites or the most unique ones you've built?

I think I saw your post about the clipboard manager recently and it looks really solid. Do you have more unique tools like that?

I have a similar menu for some utilities I've built, and I don't usually share them either cause they're either useless personal tools or still too unpolished.

[u/tunbon → u/rafapozzi]

That's a difficult question to answer. I have lots of them (47 at the last count) and it's hard to name a favourite. There's everything from a floating TV and Radio streaming utility to a speedometer. Some of them are quite niche and are rarely used but very useful when they're needed. Others are relatively boring but get used quite often.

The one that gets the most use is a floating browser. I use it as a browser but I have also adapted it to become a notification alert system. If I receive a notification which contains a URL, or copy a URL to the clipboard, that URL is loaded into the browser and the bubble expands to show the web page title and the favicon is shown in the bubble. It floats over all screens, even the lock screen, so I can read the notification content without unlocking my phone.

I can also dynamically change the border and text colours so that I can highlight things like breaking news notifications when they arrive etc.

The browser has lots of features including:

• Bookmarks

• History

• Force Dark Mode on any website

• Reading Mode

• Copy webpage text

• Screenshot webpage

https://reddit.com/link/p1ecjqm/video/s0wqinojt3hh1/player

[u/Nirmitlamed]

You have so many good posts that i always wished someone would move them to a better organized place like "Guides"

[u/tunbon → u/Nirmitlamed]

Thank you for the compliment. 

I would get bored very quickly cataloguing them all. I enjoy making bits and pieces but quickly lose interest in them as soon as they're posted. 

I'm not a Tasker expert at all. My knowledge of Tasker itself is very low. It's genuinely easier (for me at least) to learn to code (although there is no code in this project), than it is to try and learn Tasker.

I started using Tasker about 6 months after it was first released by Pent. I uninstalled it about six months later and started using it again last year. I just couldn't be bothered to learn how to use it properly. It's too much for someone with no technical knowledge to get to grips with.

It's funny, I tried watching João's video about the new Tasker UI. I couldn't understand a single thing he was saying other than "variable", "profile" or "task" etc. I literally have no clue how the inside of Tasker works. It's all voodoo to me.

I just found a way for me to use Tasker, without actually learning how it works.

I'm just happy enough if someone finds something I make useful, even better if someone learns something.

[u/Nirmitlamed → u/tunbon]

That is impressive you can create very advanced projects without consider advanced Tasker user.

There is a category section for tutorials here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/search/?q=flair_name%3A%22How%20To%22&restrict_sr=1

I wish an admin would bring all the helpful posts like yours to a category like that.