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Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

beth1791 — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 11:58:26 GMT

Hi. I would like to remove "Public Mobile" from the notification bar as it's blocking the notification icons from showing (I increased my font and icon size so I don't have to reach for my reading glasses all the time).

I've deselected the option in the Network settings page to "show mobile network" and have restarted my phone but it's still showing. I am using a Moto X4 on Android 9.

Thanks!

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

Jb456 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:36:02 GMT

How to remove your carrier's name from the Moto X status bar

Open up the Settings app on your Moto X and under “Wireless & Networks,” tap “More…”
Tap “Mobile networks.”
Uncheck the box next to “Show mobile network.”

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

beth1791 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:38:47 GMT

@Jb456 wrote:
How to remove your carrier's name from the Moto X status bar
Open up the Settings app on your Moto X and under “Wireless & Networks,” tap “More…”
Tap “Mobile networks.”
Uncheck the box next to “Show mobile network.”

I had already tried that, and then restarted my phone, but it unfortunately didn't work.

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

Jb456 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:39:34 GMT

@beth1791 wrote:
@Jb456 wrote:
How to remove your carrier's name from the Moto X status bar
Open up the Settings app on your Moto X and under “Wireless & Networks,” tap “More…”
Tap “Mobile networks.”
Uncheck the box next to “Show mobile network.”

I had already tried that, and then restarted my phone, but it unfortunately didn't work.

Strange. I'll google some more

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

mh1983 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 18:47:57 GMT

@Jb456 wrote:
How to remove your carrier's name from the Moto X status bar
Open up the Settings app on your Moto X and under “Wireless & Networks,” tap “More…”
Tap “Mobile networks.”
Uncheck the box next to “Show mobile network.”

The OP already tried that and said the mobile network name didn't disappear.

EDIT: Apologies, posted this before I saw the replies above mine.

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

Jb456 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:28:21 GMT

@beth1791

Sorry nothing concrete came up in Google searches.

Some users experiencing same issue as you with different Moto models after unchecking the box for "show mobile network"

Seen one post from someone, I guess from Motorola, saying they escalated issue.

In any event you're not the only one experiencing this. Maybe contact Motorola?

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

beth1791 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 19:31:43 GMT

@Jb456 wrote:
@beth1791

In any event you're not the only one experiencing this. Maybe contact Motorola?

Thank you so much for looking into this, I appreciate it 🙂

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

dickwong — Thu, 19 Sep 2019 21:29:14 GMT

Could be a bug

Re: Removing carrier name from notification bar on Android

Korth — Sat, 21 Sep 2019 02:21:14 GMT

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teammt.gmanrainy.emuitweaker

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kasitskyi.hiddensettings

One of them might work (and yes, they should both run on Moto if compatible Android version).

You can also try tapping Settings/About/Version or Settings/About/Build about 7-10 times to unlock Dev Settings.

If settings (obvious, hidden, and dev) can't persistently do what they're supposed to do then the phone vendor/carrier has locked the option away from the user and you can't unlock it without rooting.