If you’ve ever been annoyed by the clutter of icons along the top of your Android home screen, good news: There’s something you can do about it.
Turns out there’s a trio of secret settings for customizing the Android user interface, and one of them will let you hide or reveal icons in the status bar. You can also rearrange the pull-down Android “quick settings,” as well as make a small but important tweak to the Android battery meter.
You won’t find any of these settings by poking around the standard Settings screen. Instead, you’ll need to unlock the hidden “System UI Tuner” first. Here’s how to do it.
How to reveal the System UI Tuner
First, flick down from the top of the screen to reveal the full “quick settings” window shade, then tap and hold the Settings button (the one that looks like a gear) in the top-right corner of the display.
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