[Q] NFC & headset icons are missing? - Xperia Z Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi all!
Since I bought my new SXZ I've noticed that in my status bar doesn't appear the NFC and the headset icons when I'm using it. Is it normal? Anyone have this issue?
Thank you!!
(Sorry for my bad english)

There are other owners of a SXZ that no have NFC and headset icons in the status bar so maybe is a software error but I saw screenshots where you can see these icons. Is there a way to have these icons?
Thanks.

Hmm I'm using an Bluetooth headset with NFC and I'm only seeing the Bluetooth icon, not really bothering me.
Soon you will have 20 icons and you will wish that you had less:silly:

Thank you "Dsteppa", and you are right, there are a lot of icons in my SXZ but I want to hide some that the Sony's device shows and show some that it doesn't show.
If someone wants the NFC icon (show or hide) you can edit the "/system/build.prop", and edit the line "ro.nfc.icon.enable=true", true if you want to see it, false if you want hide it. When you edit the build.prop you must reboot the device. You must be root.
Is there a solution for the headset using the jack connector?
Thank you!!

NFC icon bug
hi guys, I solved this bug with this method:
-go to "system" folder;
-open "build.prop" file;
and modified it in this way:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
the paramter stressed in red before this modification is set on false you must set it on true and after this reboot your device.
if you have been helpful please remember to press the thanks button

0101010100101010101 said:
hi guys, I solved this bug with this method:
-go to "system" folder;
-open "build.prop" file;
and modified it in this way:
View attachment 1854882
the paramter stressed in red before this modification is set on false you must set it on true and after this reboot your device.
if you have been helpful please remember to press the thanks button
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And do you know what to.change for the headset, Stamima mode icon?

CLB-NL said:
And do you know what to.change for the headset, Stamima mode icon?
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I have the C6603 unbranded, simlock free with .253 firmware. When I went into the build.prop to look for the line with the nfc icon to appear or dissappear, the entire line was missing!
When NFC is enabled, I have the icon in the status bar all the time, but I want to get rid of it because it takes up space. But because that line is missing from my build.prop, I did not change anything or added the line into the file. I'm to afraid it might break things...on another forum, I read that some people had bootloops after changing the parameter (This was although that line was present in the first place!).

0101010100101010101 said:
hi guys, I solved this bug with this method:
-go to "system" folder;
-open "build.prop" file;
and modified it in this way:
View attachment 1854882
the paramter stressed in red before this modification is set on false you must set it on true and after this reboot your device.
if you have been helpful please remember to press the thanks button
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cant find build.prop without root?

Jambu95 said:
cant find build.prop without root?
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Does anyone know how i can hide the bluetooth icon, i have all ready removed the nfc icon through build prop but am having difficulty locating bluetooth. please help is really frustrating me.

Zippy1 said:
Does anyone know how i can hide the bluetooth icon, i have all ready removed the nfc icon through build prop but am having difficulty locating bluetooth. please help is really frustrating me.
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I hope you wont ask about wifi and network icons too
Sent from my C6603 using xda premium

Well I was able to change the colour of those quite easily with xposed frame work modules but cant seem to do it with bluetooth. So if cant change it then i'll hide it.
Sent from my LT30p

Zippy1 said:
Does anyone know how i can hide the bluetooth icon, i have all ready removed the nfc icon through build prop but am having difficulty locating bluetooth. please help is really frustrating me.
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There's a button on the side of the phone that does exactly that! It also hides a lot of other stuff...
SF

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Bluetooth status indicators and WIFI Toggle

Hi all,
I often have seen in this forum screenshots of two things I cannot find for the life of me:
1.- A little headset icon by the Start button (I assume that one comes on when your BT headset is paired and active),
2.- And a Wi-Fi toggle app (I have tried VJVolubilis, but it doesn't work on a Wizard yet)
Any help and pointers would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Any takers? Please?
try vijay555's website http://www.vijay555.com/
He as done some great work!
Yom said:
2.- And a Wi-Fi toggle app (I have tried VJVolubilis, but it doesn't work on a Wizard yet)
Thanks!
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VJVolubilis works on my wizard but you have to turn it on once first through the comm manager. Then it turns it on and off fine after that.
Mike H
holmanm: thanks for that. I didn't know it did even that much
Unfortunately, until I get a Wizard to play with, any non HTC Universal support is purely hypothetical (ie crap).
V
The only issue i've had with VJVolubilis is the toggle wifi, you can get round this by putting two icons on the task bar for on and off, and assigning both function to the voice recording button (it has press and hold functions).
As for the bt icon I've not seen it on my wizard I used to see it on my magician, but it only appears in the phone app on the wizard, if you find out how to make it appear let us know!
R
holmanm said:
Yom said:
2.- And a Wi-Fi toggle app (I have tried VJVolubilis, but it doesn't work on a Wizard yet)
Thanks!
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VJVolubilis works on my wizard but you have to turn it on once first through the comm manager. Then it turns it on and off fine after that.
Mike H
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Still no workie for me :-( It doesn't give an error if I turn WIFI on first, but it doesn't do anything either.
Many thanks to all responders, and more suggestions are of course very welcome!
This is exactly what I am looking for (As far as the BT headset icon):
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Is this icon part of phoneAlarm, or Vijay's skin?
That icon comes up for me when my A2DP headset is paired... in other words I don't think what you've seen is any sort of addon, just the default behavior in AKU2 when an A2DP device is connected.
treybomb said:
That icon comes up for me when my A2DP headset is paired... in other words I don't think what you've seen is any sort of addon, just the default behavior in AKU2 when an A2DP device is connected.
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I only use a mono BT headset... does this mean I am SOL?
Yom: the bluetooth headset icon - I can't remember where I got it from, I think I made that one myself... The rest are basically stock icons screengrabbed or ripped from the OS dlls, although I used artistic license to "improve" them slightly.
All the icons are available but jumbled higgledy piggledy in my PhoneAlarm skin here (near the end of the first, loooong post):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=149481#149481
eg
V
PS: hee hee: "Vijay's skin"
vijay555 said:
Yom: the bluetooth headset icon - I can't remember where I got it from, I think I made that one myself... The rest are basically stock icons screengrabbed or ripped from the OS dlls, although I used artistic license to "improve" them slightly.
All the icons are available but jumbled higgledy piggledy in my PhoneAlarm skin here (near the end of the first, loooong post):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=149481#149481
eg
V
PS: hee hee:
"Vijay's skin"
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Yo! Dude! You ROCK! Thanks!
Any updates on making VJVolubilis work with WiFi on the Wizard?
Thanks again!

[Q] cannot see my black icons at mediagallery

Hi,
I have a simple but very annoying problem.
My mediagallery backround is black. So I cannot see my black icons. But to change the dock icons from launcher pro I have to go via mediagallery- I do not have the option to use my file explorer- and than I have to play memory (a german parlor game where you have to find pairs of matching cards. But all cards are hidden/ the picture is turned down and you have to remind where the other one lays- I don't know if that game is very common outside europe...)
Either there is a way to change the mediagallery backround or to use my file explorer to choose the images. With desktop visualizer I can choose mediagallery or file explorer...
Any help is appreciated...
I have this issue as well and can only see them by doing a zoom in gesture
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
by doing a zoom in gesture
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I don't think that I have something like that...
ok- I gave up, at the moment there are more important things to do... I just changed to "go launcher"- and I am very happy- I can also use the launcher pro docks and I can use my file explorer to choose the icons!!
Like pinch ur screen
Sent from my HTC Glacier using XDA App
Like pinch ur screen
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no, doesn't work for me...
Just press the menu button and then hit details, you will see the name of your icon, then press the back button and choose your icon, try to have only the amount of icons you require for your dock and that's all.
I hope this info can help you guys.
Just press the menu button and then hit details, you will see the name of your icon, then press the back button and choose your icon, try to have only the amount of icons you require for your dock and that's all.
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There is no menu option there- I can do nothing except tapping at the chosen picture...
I have a motorola xt720- I guess it had two kinds of gallerys right from the start- I am not sure if I know mix things up- but I deleted one. Maybe you are talking fro that one...
Well, i was talking about the hardware button, I think every phone has one Or not?
Well, I will recommend o you to use AndExplorer in that case.
Good luck!
Well, i was talking about the hardware button, I think every phone has one Or not?
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of course it has- what has that to do with my statement before? Do you think I don't know how to open the menu??
Well, I will recommend o you to use AndExplorer in that case.
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Didn't you read my first posting? If I could use any kind of file explorer I would not have this problem- but I can't! That was exactly the reason for my first posting here...
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
I have this same exact problem. My icons are black and my gallery is black. Very difficult to use black icons for my dock in LauncherPro.

Unknown notification bar icon

The gear shaped icon in the picture appeared yesterday and I have no clue what it means. There's no information in the drop down and I've not installed or updated anything that I'm aware of. Anyone seen this icon, or know what it means and how to get rid of it? Not rooted. Thanks.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda premium
I can't see a picture in your post ^ (often an issue when you post via Tapatalk (or xda app ))
Lennyuk said:
I can't see a picture in your post ^ (often an issue when you post via Tapatalk (or xda app ))
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edited the post to link to image directly, can you see it now?
st1ckyn1ck3l said:
edited the post to link to image directly, can you see it now?
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yes, but I don't instantly know what it is. Let me think for a bit
Go into settings apps..
start with apps you do not know. Look at there icon. see if you see one similar. If not then stop one app running at a time check to see if its gone . Continue until you find the program..
Good Luck
erica_renee said:
Go into settings apps..
start with apps you do not know. Look at there icon. see if you see one similar. If not then stop one app running at a time check to see if its gone . Continue until you find the program..
Good Luck
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To expand on this I would check to see what apps are in menu > settings > application > running
Looks like the icon that pops up for watching porn. It's permanent. :silly:
Kidding aside, I don't know what that gear is, but on the SGS3 there was a similar issue brought up and it wound up being a notification bar notification toggle icon.
Lennyuk said:
To expand on this I would check to see what apps are in menu > settings > application > running
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Thanks for filling in the Blanks. Just assumed he would know what i meant ....
Its not the Porn Icon because my son used my tablet and I do not have it... ROFLOL... teenager go figure
Thanks for all the suggestions, I've gone through settings/apps/running & closed everything except for google services, android keyboard and settings, yet the icon persists. I'm at a complete loss.
Hey nice wallpaper. Share that.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
Do you have the Power Controls Widget installed? There was an update to this particular widget yesterday and now it's showing the same on mine (gear)... Not sure why they added it to the notifications ...
Have you updated your tablet yet might be the update icon if not its a persistent app that's running in the background and use a app called startup manager it will help you figure out the app.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using XDA Premium HD app
dat gear
That's definitely the power control widget causing that. You were able to hide it easily until the most recent update, and I haven't figured out how to hide it since
thekillbot said:
That's definitely the power control widget causing that. You were able to hide it easily until the most recent update, and I haven't figured out how to hide it since
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you can hide notifications for any app in jellybean - settinsg > applications > find the application > untick 'display notifications' (or whatever it says)
Don't forget about the new JB feature.
If you hold down a notification, it will give you an "App Info" selection.
thekillbot said:
That's definitely the power control widget causing that. You were able to hide it easily until the most recent update, and I haven't figured out how to hide it since
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Yeah, that's exactly what it is. When Power Controls was background updated yesterday, the setting 'Notification Icon' in the app settings was reverted to 'default' (which displays the gear icon). I had previously set this to 'transparent' but now notice that that setting still takes up a slot on the notification bar & looks weird when it's sandwiched between 2 notification icons. I've since set the 'Notification Icon' setting to 'Battery 3' and have removed my Battery Widget? Reborn! widget & notification icon. Thanks to everyone for their help & suggestions. This is by far the best community I'm a member of!

[Q] Some questions about things

Hello there, ladies and gentlemens. First off, i have recently updated my phone to 4.4 and i noticed i had recieved a weird icon on top of my screen which i absolutely have no clue of what in the world it is! I thought you guys maybe could tell me what it is? If it is something that drains the battery out then i would really want it off.
Second, i have noticed some weird things when it comes down to free RAM calculated by for ex. CPU-Z and the built-in Apps on the phone. The apps tells me that i usually have 1.0-1.4 GB free RAM but on CPU-Z it tells me sometimes i only have 200-1.1 GB free ram which i both find disturbing and weird at the same time. Could it be some miscalculations compared between these two? Or what do you think?
Third, After updating to 4.3 which had included some changes to the music interfaces i thought why not update it and went ahead and did it. When i updated it i obviously saw changes both to sounds and the interface itself but what is most disturbing is that i can no longer just change songs when im inside the music player of HTC one itself by just moving the image but now i have to press the forward button to do so which i do not like. Is there any way of changing this at all so i can just move the image of the song to change to what song i want to be played?
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
To be more clear of this image, you can obviously see that i have pointed out the Icon to show you which one i exactly mean. And about the third question, interfaces and all that, you can see that it says "Spelas Nu" that means "Playing Now" translated from swedish to english and right next to it you can see that it says "Visualizer" which basicly is just some random images doing stuff yeah you know...
Any help is greatly appriciated Also any tips and tricks or anything related to these kinds of things are also appriciated!
Best regards, sp3tan.
sp3tan said:
Hello there, ladies and gentlemens. First off, i have recently updated my phone to 4.4 and i noticed i had recieved a weird icon on top of my screen which i absolutely have no clue of what in the world it is! I thought you guys maybe could tell me what it is? If it is something that drains the battery out then i would really want it off.
Second, i have noticed some weird things when it comes down to free RAM calculated by for ex. CPU-Z and the built-in Apps on the phone. The apps tells me that i usually have 1.0-1.4 GB free RAM but on CPU-Z it tells me sometimes i only have 200-1.1 GB free ram which i both find disturbing and weird at the same time. Could it be some miscalculations compared between these two? Or what do you think?
Third, After updating to 4.3 which had included some changes to the music interfaces i thought why not update it and went ahead and did it. When i updated it i obviously saw changes both to sounds and the interface itself but what is most disturbing is that i can no longer just change songs when im inside the music player of HTC one itself by just moving the image but now i have to press the forward button to do so which i do not like. Is there any way of changing this at all so i can just move the image of the song to change to what song i want to be played?
To be more clear of this image, you can obviously see that i have pointed out the Icon to show you which one i exactly mean. And about the third question, interfaces and all that, you can see that it says "Spelas Nu" that means "Playing Now" translated from swedish to english and right next to it you can see that it says "Visualizer" which basicly is just some random images doing stuff yeah you know...
Any help is greatly appriciated Also any tips and tricks or anything related to these kinds of things are also appriciated!
Best regards, sp3tan.
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That icon you see is for NFC. That mean NFC is on. IRC this icon was introduced in 4.3. Turn off NFC to hide icon. If you need NFC to be on and you want to hide this icon, you'll need to use the Xposed framework with the ''NFCIconRemover'' module.
alray said:
That icon you see is for NFC. That mean NFC is on. IRC this icon was introduced in 4.3. Turn off NFC to hide icon. If you need NFC to be on and you want to hide this icon, you'll need to use the Xposed framework with the ''NFCIconRemover'' module.
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Yeah that was the NFC icon. Thanks alot for the response

i missing the share internet icon

ppl i need your help i can share my internet connection because i dont have the option, i know that is in conection but i dont have the option..help please
Are u referring to the hotspot? I dont think it has a icon. Look under settings then hit mobile hotspot then toggle it on
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sand1303 said:
Are u referring to the hotspot? I dont think it has a icon. Look under settings then hit mobile hotspot then toggle it on
Sent from my SM-N920P using XDA Free mobile app
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yes i mean the hotspot, the thing is i don't have the hotspot option look
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
neither do I, my phone is rooted, any suggestion?
juanalchalas said:
ppl i need your help i can share my internet connection because i dont have the option, i know that is in conection but i dont have the option..help please
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hi,
Firstly, i had " something "similar (issue)
I my case i was missing my "auto rotate" icon, in my shortcut notification bar. I managed to sort it out, eventually.
I would suggest, try the following... it might work for you.?
1. check your notification shortcut "edit" to see if its not there.
If not,
2 Go to Samsung Store, search for "Quic Panel Restore app its a Samsung app.Install and" run " it. (see screenshot)
App is suppose to fix missing shortcut icons.
Plse note, that missing shortcut icons, is a common
" bug "for Samsung devices.!
From the then S6 device's (big issues then) plus all other Samsung models afterwards.
(You can Google issue and see)
In my case, QuickPanel Restore did not fix, nothing..!
I then had a idea, and downloaded 3rd party app" Auto rotate widget "
install it and switched /activated Auto rotate.
My icon showed up in my notification shortcut bar.! !
Yes, it a Samsung software bug !
Problem is, if i uninstalled" Auto Rotate widget "
my Auto rotate icon disappears from notification shortcut bar.! O, yes...
i do have the Mobile Hot spot (see screenshot)
Good luck
mickeywong said:
neither do I, my phone is rooted, any suggestion?
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hi,
read my post below yours, it might help.
Good luck
willcor said:
hi,
read my post below yours, it might help.
Good luck
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Thank you so much, but I can't find it in Samsung Apps, maybe region lock? My phone is Sprint N920P, but .I am in Taiwan.
mickeywong said:
Thank you so much, but I can't find it in Samsung Apps, maybe region lock? My phone is Sprint N920P, but .I am in Taiwan.
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hi,
no, you are correct.! I did a search now and it's not showing.
Previous occasions it showsed for me.
Samsung must have "pulled" app from App Store.
Have you tried my last suggestion,?
re look for similar 3rd party app "Mobile Hot-spot"
Google or check Play store?
Install and see if it "enables" Notification shortcut icon for mobile hot-spot.
This method, worked for me re Auto Rotate and still does...... "forces" icon to show. up in Notification bar.
Good luck
Post note
Did a quick search Play store.
One app "Quick Settings for Android" (has Mobile hot-spot)
and a few others similar apps you can install and try.
Also make sure your carrier has not blocked Mobile Hot-spot ?
(reason maybe why not showing? )

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