How to Hide Notification Bar on Android

This article shows you how to hide the notification bar on your Android phone using a feature hidden in stock Android, such as the versions of Android on Google’s Nexus or Pixel phones, as well as know how to use a third-party app called GMD Full Screen Immersive Mode to hide Android’s notification bar.

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Use System UI Tuner on stock Android

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Swipe down twice from the top of the screen. This is the step to pull down the notification tray and then drag it a little more to display the quick settings boxes.

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Touch and hold

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a few seconds. This gear-shaped icon is located in the upper-right corner of the notification tray. After holding for a few seconds, the gear icon will rotate and move on the screen. A small wrench icon will appear next to the gear icon, indicating that the System UI Tuner is now enabled.

If not, then your Android version does not support System UI Tuner.

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Touch

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. This is the step that opens Android’s settings menu.

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Tap on System UI Tuner . This option is located near the bottom of the settings page.

If this is your first time running System UI Tuner, you need to touch GOT IT (Understanding).

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Tap on Status bar .

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Turn whatever option you want to remove from the notification bar to “OFF”

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. You need to touch the switches to turn them on or off. This is the step to remove these options from the notification bar.