Adguard for Android, annoying vpn key icon in notification bar on Android 12, how to hide it?

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Hi, when Adguard is activated, there is a permanent VPN key icon on the notification bar: https://imgur.com/a/G1IHUAv

This is annoying as the notification bar is already cluttered. How to hide this useless key icon? Regards

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Some phone ROM has the ability to hide it, depending on your ROM.
i can hide it, OnePlus 10 Pro here.

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You can’t. It’s the standard vpn notification.

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I’ve never found a way

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pretty sure this happen on every android

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The issue is that with Adguard constantly running, this icon has lost its initial use, so it would be nice to have it hidden.

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After hours of testing and research, I have just found how to hide this useless VPN key icon on my S20 phone :star_struck:

You have to use Good Lock ! I preparing a post to tell you exactly how to do that on your phone as lots of you express the wish too to hide that useless icon

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Interesting. There is an option to hide it on iOS. There might be the same on Android too, not sure. But here is what it looks like on iOS: https://i.imgur.com/8TAgDl4.png

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It’s possible if you own Oneplus device.

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get root. move from user certs folder to root cert folder for system.

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Can do this easily on Samsung using using Good Lock and Quick Star. No root

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Here is how you can remove this useless VPN icon from any Samsung Galaxy phones:

  1. Install Good Lock app: https://galaxystore.samsung.com/detail/com.samsung.android.goodlock
  2. Then open this app and click on the module QuickStar, it will automatically be installed by the app: https://imgur.com/a/5l4ZyK8
  3. Then go into this module and turn it On: https://imgur.com/a/4OBuo20
  4. Then tap on ‘Visibility of indicators Icons’ and switch VPN icon display from On to Off : https://imgur.com/a/XEoW9ZD
  5. That’s all, the useless VPN key icon in the will be hidden! :slightly_smiling_face:Here you can see that I do not have it anymore (no key icon on the right side) even though I have Adguard activated (on the left you can see that Adguard is activated): https://imgur.com/a/8QvHWW2

I hope these detailed instructions help you hide this useless vpn key icon from your Samsung Galaxy phones!

PS: Reddit did not allow inserting images, which would have been very helpful. I had to use imgur image storage to bypass this limitation.

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So if you have the vpn key it does it mean you are actually usually vpn? Or its just something that just pops up automatically

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I have Oneplus 8T and can’t hide it…
How can I do it?

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I’d like to add that for non-Samsung Android phones you can use System UI Tuner: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.zacharee1.systemuituner

You just need to give it extra permissions via ADB.

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Thank you for this! :smiley:

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damn, thank you :slight_smile:

https://www.androidpolice.com/google-app-update-and-installation-progress-indicators/

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Did you see something about on the S20? In the Motorola with Android 12 that I have it is already enabled but in my samsung not yet.

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Settings/notifications&status bar/statusbar/statusbar icons

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Used this method today. Worked.

“SystemUI Tuner” + a few commands in ADB and your problem is solved.

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I have not yet seen this on my S20