Only 3 notifications and 4 status icons at the top?

[martymacfly]

Is this for real: just set up my S25+, and I only see 3 notification icons at the top left plus a dot, and 4 status icons on the right (speaker, WiFi, signal, battery). When I swipe down, I see I have 7 notifications and 7 status icons. I can NEVER tell if my alarm, Bluetooth, or NFC is ON. What gives Samsung? Will you fix this? I finally retired my beloved S20+, and this is enough for me to dump the S25+ for something that isn't going backwards.

Am I the only one experiencing this? Am I missing something?

[realaud]

Unfortunately, that's the way they decided this was going to go. Maybe it will be a customization option in an updated GoodLock module like QuickStar. In the meantime, you can and should send feedback through the support tab in the members app to register your displeasure.

[martymacfly]

Sorry! I'm reading and replying one at a time, and I thought this had the reddit style message tree. I hope I'm not sounding rude, so thank you for the advice. I've messaged support to ask them to consider being able to turn the hidden notification/status icon thingy off.

[martymacfly]

And I know you are just trying to help, but this is a clear step backwards in usability. Checking for a specific notification or status icon should not be a two-handed job. It's just a very unnecessary distraction.

[JLitz]

Having to pull down the shade is not seeing them at a glance.

[realaud]

Even befor UI7, you had to pull down the QP shade to see the notifications. There's just no satisfying some people. It doesn't bother me. As a matter of fact, I prefer my lock screen uncluttered, so having the notifications hidden untl I want to see them is a plus.

[martymacfly]

You are missing the point. When I'm driving, how do I know if the Bluetooth is on? Is it hidden or is it off, who knows! 🤷 I guess it depends on when you turned your Bluetooth on in relation to other things? Samsung trying to get cute with something very few people asked for.

[realaud]

You were referring to the notification icons, not the status icons. Good Lock's Quick star module has a setting for the visibility of the indicator icons and you can turn on/off the ones you want. I don't know if QuickStar has been updated for the new UI,but when it is, it should remain the same. As for things like BT and WiFi, indicator or not, I always keep them on (but I do like to see the indicator). And when I'm driving, if my phone is connected to the car, I know it's on.

[userrCd6QISEUH]

Quick Star still doesn't show the icons that are set to on unless you pull down the shade.

[realaud]

Did you turn on the sliders shown? Does it still have them?

[userrCd6QISEUH]

Yeah.. None show except for wifi, signal, and battery-- which already did before installing Quick Star