[MOD][XML]Remove Carrier Label from Status bar and notification panel[MOD][XML]

cstayton · Jul 8, 2014

Guide How to remove Carrier Label from Status Bar and Notification Panel

Edits required to XML in /system/priv-app/SystemUI.apk
Locate your SystemUI.apk
adb pull /system/priv-app/SystemUI.apk
Extract from Stock unmodded S5 ROM

Decompile the apk
Using either Virtuous Ten Studio or Apk-Multitool
decompile the apk.

In the decompiled folder browse to /res/layout
Open res/layout/status_bar.xml
Open res/values/dimens.xml

Step 1:
Open res/layout/status_bar.xml with notepad++ or compatible text editor (Not notepad or wordpad) and make the change below
1. Search for "carrier"
2. Change the default value to match the Blue highlighted value

Code:

<TextView [COLOR="blue"]android:textSize="0.0dip"[/COLOR] android:textColor="#ffffffff" android:gravity="center_vertical" android:id="@id/carrierLabel" android:visibility="gone" android:layout_width="wrap_content" android:layout_height="fill_parent" android:singleLine="true" />

3. Save and close the file.

Step 2:
Open res/values/dimens.xml with notepad++ or compatible text editor.
1. Search for "carrier_label_height"
2. Change the default value to match the Blue highlighted value

Code:

<dimen name="carrier_label_height">[COLOR="Blue"]0.0dip[/COLOR]</dimen>

3. Save and close the file.

Recompile the APK DO NOT RESIGN THE APK
Reboot to SS recovery and adb push to /system/priv-app/SystemUI.apk
Delete Cache and Dalvik-Cache and reboot.

NOTICE
This MOD has been around for years and is constantly being modded or adjusted for each OS version,
each device and each devs own needs. DEVS are free to use this mod no need to ask for permissions.
All I ask is recognition as to where you got it from.

See post #2 for an alternate method

cstayton · Jul 8, 2014

Alternate Method [smali edit]

Alternate method for removing carrier branding using smali edits

Pull /system/priv-app/SystemUI.apk - either from device or from ROM zip file.

Decompile using available tools - I recomend Virtuous Ten Studio

Locate /smali/con/android/systemui/statusbar/phone/PhoneStatusBar.smali

Search for this method .method setCarrierLabelVisibility(ZI)V

Replace the entire contents of the method with the one below:

Code:

.method setCarrierLabelVisibility(ZI)V
    .locals 0

    return-void
.end method

Re-compile the apk and adb push to your device or add back into ROM zip and flash.

NOTE:
This method has the advantage of not interfering with the statusbar layout or ticker display as previous mods would occasionally cause
the statusbar icons to "jump" as tho some ticker display or carrier logo was attempting to display.

The other advantage is that this method should work for android lollipop as well (untested)

carlospr21 · Jul 9, 2014

cstayton said:
reserved

How can i get this on stock nd3 odex??

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

cstayton · Jul 9, 2014

carlospr21 said:
How can i get this on stock nd3 odex??

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

only for de-odexed sorry

AxAtAx · Jul 11, 2014

nice...I completely didnt look for this when I did the att rom...good job...will come in handy for the next build...thanks sir for the guide...??

cstayton · Jul 11, 2014

TheAxman said:
nice...I completely didnt look for this when I did the att rom...good job...will come in handy for the next build...thanks sir for the guide...??

as a note @TheAxman the statusbar is still a little flaky it comes and goes of its own accord but the notification panel one is completely gone,

P.S.
Think I'm gonna have to check out your complete vissix rom when you get it done :good::good:

P.P.S. I just modded the OP, think i may have fixed the statusbar label as well

AxAtAx · Jul 11, 2014

cstayton said:
as a note @TheAxman the statusbar is still a little flaky it comes and goes of its own accord but the notification panel one is completely gone,

P.S.
Think I'm gonna have to check out your complete vissix rom when you get it done :good::good:

P.P.S. I just modded the OP, think i may have fixed the statusbar label as well

We are doing this mod now, I will let you know the result....:good::good:

EDIT: Ok, I tried everything, checked each line character by character, logo still visible, what am I missing? Something else must be located somewhere else....

cstayton · Jul 11, 2014

TheAxman said:
We are doing this mod now, I will let you know the result....:good::good:

EDIT: Ok, I tried everything, checked each line character by character, logo still visible, what am I missing? Something else must be located somewhere else....

logo still visible on the statusbar expaneded it should look like the screenshot attached (with the exception that i have a custom background)

if you want the logo off of the lockscreen thats a different mod

and the normal status bar one is still flaky

AxAtAx · Jul 11, 2014

cstayton said:
logo still visible on the statusbar expaneded it should look like the screenshot attached (with the exception that i have a custom background)

if you want the logo off of the lockscreen thats a different mod

and the normal status bar one is still flaky

I figured that out after, sorry, you are correct, it does work for the pulldown, I did not read, my apologies...:good:

cstayton · Jul 11, 2014

TheAxman said:
We are doing this mod now, I will let you know the result....:good::good:

EDIT: Ok, I tried everything, checked each line character by character, logo still visible, what am I missing? Something else must be located somewhere else....

@TheAxman i just PM'd you an laternative way to handle it let me know if that helps

cstayton · Jul 11, 2014

TheAxman said:
I figured that out after, sorry, you are correct, it does work for the pulldown, I did not read, my apologies...:good:

lol i think our replies crossed paths whew glad it worked, i think the status bar label is a smali edit i just havent found it yet.

cstayton · Jul 11, 2014

I'll be posting a revised mod this evening that will correctly remove all instances of the carrier labeling.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G900A using XDA Free mobile app

cstayton · Jul 12, 2014

[OP] has been revised, this will correctly remove the carrier label from the notification pull down as well as from the status bar

AxAtAx · Jul 12, 2014

cstayton said:
[OP] has been revised, this will correctly remove the carrier label from the notification pull down as well as from the status bar

Yep, tested and working, great job @cstayton, not one issue. Thanks for your work on this one......:good::good::good:
Been looking for this fix for the Note3 when it was released for the att device, best guide for the carrier removal is right here hands down, easy and quick! And I have tried most all others...

vat829 · Sep 14, 2014

Is there a way to revert this to restore back the carrier label

LeftyGR · Sep 14, 2014

vat829 said:
Is there a way to revert this to restore back the carrier label

Do you still have the systemui.apk before it was modified? If yes, two ways.
Safer way: make a flashable zip that replaces your current one with it.
Quicker way: copy/paste the original apk in system, fix permissions, reboot. This way will cause systemui.apk to fc until you reboot.

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