Remove Samsung Galaxy Status Bar Icons Without Rooting

Samsung’s Galaxy S series remains one of the most successful smartphone lineups in the world, and the latest flagships — the Galaxy S25, S25+, and S25 Ultra — continue that legacy with the powerful Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset, brighter displays, and a heavy focus on Galaxy AI features. Samsung has always been known for excellent hardware: its phones are durable and can survive for years without hardware trouble. But when it comes to software, One UI (built on top of Android) still tends to fill the status bar with a cluster of icons that clutter the screen and can push away important notifications. In this guide, we will talk about how to remove Samsung Galaxy status bar icons — no rooting required.

This guide applies to the newest devices running One UI 7 and One UI 8 (Android 15/16), including the Galaxy S25 series, Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6, and the Galaxy A-series, while also remaining broadly useful for older models running earlier versions of One UI. The exact menu names may vary slightly depending on your device and software version, but the core steps are the same.

Why the Status Bar Gets Cluttered

The status bar shows persistent icons for features like NFC, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, location, alarms, the battery percentage, and more. Individually they’re harmless, but together they eat up space and can hide incoming notification icons. On newer Galaxy phones with a punch-hole camera, that space is even more limited, so trimming the icons you don’t need makes a real difference. The good news: One UI gives you far more control over this than TouchWiz ever did, and you can clean things up entirely through Settings without root access.

Hide Notification Icons on the Status Bar

One of the biggest improvements in modern One UI is the ability to control exactly how notification icons appear in the status bar. Instead of a long line of app icons, you can reduce them to a single dot or hide them altogether.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Notifications.
3. Tap Advanced settings.
4. Tap Show notification icons and choose from All notifications, Recent notifications only (1 to 3), or None.

Selecting None or limiting it to a few recent notifications instantly declutters the left side of your status bar.

Manage the Battery Percentage Icon

By default, many Galaxy phones display the battery percentage as a number next to the battery icon. Removing it frees up space on the right side of the status bar.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Notifications (on One UI 7/8) or Battery and device care → Battery on some versions.
3. Tap Advanced settings.
4. Toggle Show battery percentage off.

With this turned off, only the battery icon remains, cleaning up the corner of your screen.

Use the 24-Hour Clock Format

You can save a little more space by switching the clock from the 12-hour AM/PM format to the 24-hour format, which drops the extra “AM/PM” characters from the status bar.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap General management.
3. Tap Date and time.
4. Enable Use 24-hour format.

Disable NFC to Remove Its Icon

NFC is used for contactless payments (Samsung Wallet/Google Wallet) and quick sharing. If you rarely use it, it can sit running in the background and display a persistent icon on your status bar. Turning it off removes the icon — and you can toggle it back on anytime you need to make a payment or share.

1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Connections.
3. Tap NFC and contactless payments.
4. Toggle the switch to Off.

You can also toggle NFC quickly from the Quick Panel (swipe down from the top-right corner and edit the buttons if NFC isn’t visible).

Turn Off Location and Other Connectivity Icons

Location (GPS), Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi all add their own icons. If you don’t need them running constantly, disabling them removes the clutter and saves battery too.

• Location: Go to Settings → Location and toggle it off (or manage which apps can access it under App permissions).
• Bluetooth: Go to Settings → Connections → Bluetooth and toggle it off when not in use.
• Hotspot: Turn off Mobile Hotspot under Settings → Connections → Mobile Hotspot and Tethering to remove its icon.

Advanced: Use Good Lock to Fully Customize the Status Bar

For total control over your status bar without rooting, install Good Lock from the Galaxy Store. It’s Samsung’s official customization suite and works on modern Galaxy devices running One UI. Within Good Lock, the QuickStar module lets you:

• Hide specific status bar icons individually (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, NFC, alarm, and more).
• Limit the number of notification icons shown.
• Change the status bar clock position and color.
• Hide the carrier name or adjust the signal indicators.

To get started, open the Galaxy Store, search for Good Lock, install it, then download the QuickStar module from inside the app. This gives you far more granular control than the standard Settings menu — all without rooting your phone or voiding your warranty.

Wrapping Up

After performing the steps above, your status bar will be far less cluttered and much easier to read, ensuring the notifications that actually matter aren’t crowded out. Modern Galaxy phones like the S25 Ultra give you more built-in options than ever, and pairing those with Good Lock’s QuickStar module lets you fine-tune every icon to your liking.

If you have any questions about how to remove Samsung Galaxy status bar icons, ask me in the comments. And if you have your own tips for making One UI look cleaner, please share them with us. A tidy status bar goes a long way toward making an already great phone feel even better.