Verizon Location Reticle Removal?

[burkett375]

Does anyone know how to remove the location icon at the top? From the looks of it, it's a Verizon only thing. I did it to my Thunderbolt, but can't remember how I did or even if that method would work.

Thanks

 

[burkett375]

I "cheated" and just deleted the PNGs from systemUI.apk. I attached the file below if anyone wants it.

View attachment SystemUI.apk

 

[Neverendingxsin]

can we just replace your apk with ours in rootexplorer and then reboot?

 

[burkett375]

can we just replace your apk with ours in rootexplorer and then reboot?

yup...just make a backup just in case!

 

[jasonxlee01]

Is there a difference from removing the entire reticle compared to just deleting the PNGs? Just wondering.

 

[burkett375]

Is there a difference from removing the entire reticle compared to just deleting the PNGs? Just wondering.

There's an underlying smali edit that will remove the functionality, and is the "right" way of doing it (at least that's how it was on the Thunderbolt). Also, the PNGs were hidden somewhere in the Thunderbolt, so it wasn't this easy. The result is the same and doesn't really matter to the end user, though.

 

[catalyst11]

Worked for me. Thanks OP.

 

[BlueCross]

Thanks OP. That too, was bugging me.

Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S3 powered by 4G LTE on XDA's premium app.

 

[iofthestorm]

There's an underlying smali edit that will remove the functionality, and is the "right" way of doing it (at least that's how it was on the Thunderbolt). Also, the PNGs were hidden somewhere in the Thunderbolt, so it wasn't this easy. The result is the same and doesn't really matter to the end user, though.

There is a slight difference in that removing the image still causes it to take up space on the notification bar but I imagine with a 720p wide screen you're not terribly crunched for space there.

Sent from my SCH-I500 using Tapatalk 2

 

[jcurley]

I tried this and it froze up. I just moved the file into the app file in root explorer, but my phone froze up and on reboot, I had to re-flash the ROM.

Any advice on what I am doing wrong?

 

[SQFreak]

When I overwrote SystemUI.apk, it succeeded, then everything froze for a few seconds. When it came back to life, I slowly, and after a few more crashes of System UI, got the device to reboot. On reboot, I got the Samsung logo with the unlocked padlock icon and the word "Custom" below it. When the phone booted back up, everything seems to be working with the location reticle gone. Subsequent reboots have not had the unlocked padlock or the "Custom." I booted the phone into Odin mode and got the following:

[COLOR="Red"]ODIN MODE[/COLOR]
PRODUCT NAME: SCH-I535
CUSTOM BINARY DOWNLOAD: No
CURRENT BINARY: Samsung Official
SYSTEM STATUS: Official
[COLOR="DarkSlateGray"]QUALCOMM SECUREBOOT: ENABLE[/COLOR]

Weird behavior, but it works.

 

[guardianali]

Isn't there a way to use sql editor to get rid of it like the post for getting rid of the annoying wifi toggle thing?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

 

[burkett375]

I tried this and it froze up. I just moved the file into the app file in root explorer, but my phone froze up and on reboot, I had to re-flash the ROM.

Any advice on what I am doing wrong?

You have to change permissions when moving the file. RW-R--R--

 

[burkett375]

Isn't there a way to use sql editor to get rid of it like the post for getting rid of the annoying wifi toggle thing?

Sent from my SCH-I535 using xda premium

There might be but that's way over my head.