If you changed the values right, you shouldn’t see the NFC icon appear in status bar anymore.
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How to Remove NFC Icon from Status bar on Xperia Z5 Read Also: Step 1: Swipe down the notification panel and tap the Settings gear icon.
To remove an app shortcut from any screen, tap, hold, and drag the icon to the Remove. Notch display, so you cant see more app icons on the status bar.
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If you’re not rooted, then (unfortunately) you’ve to keep peace with the NFC icon in status bar and live with it. Tap the notification for the update on the status bar or: a. This will disappear the notification indication and might have to check phone for notification alert and now. To be able to edit config.prop, you’ll need to be rooted though. Hi there, you can try going to Settings, Apps & Notifications, Notifications and toggle off 'Hide Silent Notifications in status bar' under Advanced option. However, for the Sony Xperia users, keeping NFC enabled is a pain to see because Sony sticks the NFC icon on Notification bar when it’s activated. Despite repeated requests by users to have the nagging icon removed from status bar, Sony is continuously doing it for more than 4 years now.Īnyway, if you happen to own a Xperia Z5 or Z5 Compact, you can remove the NFC icon from status bar with a simple edit to config.prop file on the device. Guess that’s because it’s really cool feature, and it hardly consumes battery for being activated. Most of us like to keep NFC always enabled on our devices, even when we are very less likely to use the feature on a daily basis.