In the Android operating system, as in iOS, and in Windows 10 Mobile or Windows Phone, there are many ways to control and adjust the operation of the device. One of the simplest of them is through the "settings" section. In this application, the user can monitor the status of the device and receive detailed information about all the processes taking place in the smartphone. But there is a much easier way to control it. Many are well aware of what will be discussed. But they hardly attached much importance to this option. So, the easiest way to control your phone is the Android status bar.
What does it look like?
The status bar is easy to find: it is always located at the very top of the display and is visible even with almost any open application (except, of course, video). By the way, often it is painted in the overall color of the application that is open: browser or YouTube, for example.
Moreover, many manufacturers like to install various add-ons in their smartphones: the so-called “shells”. And these very shells can change the design of the status bar
What is contained?
In the status bar, each user can find the battery indicator of the device, the active SIM-card, as well as the sound mode that is currently on.
Plus, the status bar displays the current time, and sometimes the date.
In addition, many applications add their own solutions and options to track their work, the icons and symbols of which are also displayed on the Android status bar.
For example, the application of the social network Instagram, if you enable the appropriate settings, puts in the status bar notifications of new subscribers, likes on photos or messages in Direct. Thanks to this, users always know what's new in their account.
And the YouTube video hosting application displays notifications of newly published videos in the "Android status bar" section.
Thanks to her, users of the VKontakte application always know what kind of music plays in their playlist, and who writes them comments under posts and private messages.
Naturally, most applications provide the ability for all users to configure exactly which notifications will be displayed in the "Status Bar" section.
What gives access?
From the “Status bar” column, you can “pull out” the notification curtain, which contains many different functions, from turning sound modes on and off, and ending with activation of the flight mode.
Many manufacturers tend to install their own add-ons on the initial version of Android. These add-ons are also called shells.
For example, for a long period of time, Samsung used the TouchWiz shell, which many users literally hated for having a huge number of malfunctions and high consumption of the device’s RAM. Now the company has switched to the Samsung UX interface.
So, these shells often change the notification curtain beyond recognition. And not only in terms of design, but also in terms of functionality. For example, the developers of the same Samsung are very fond of moving many small but important functions from the Settings section to the curtain bar panel. Moreover, from its notifications you can exit to the device settings section itself. By the way, many find it quite convenient.
What are the problems with her?
It often happens that the status bar simply disappears from the screen for no reason whatsoever. And many users are starting to panic. But do not despair.
Firstly, you need to wait a bit. No matter how comical and trite it may sound, but it really is. Sometimes a problem is solved by itself.
Secondly, rebooting the device helps, which is more likely to return the status bar to its original place.
Thirdly, it is possible that the problem lies in third-party add-ons that are installed by the user. The so-called "launchers" have the feature of occasionally hiding the "Status Bar" section from the display. Therefore, be careful with the installed software.
In general, as can be seen from the above, the main reason why the status bar most often disappears is the imperfection of the software installed on the device. It is likely that either uninstalling or updating this software itself will help solve the problem of missing the status bar.
Total
As a result, it turns out that the Android status bar is a really useful tool that helps users not only monitor battery power and Internet connection speed, but also monitor the many processes that occur in the device itself and in the various applications that are installed on it.
And the lack of this tool significantly complicates the life of gadget owners for the reason that the status bar contains a lot of useful information that is always at hand, which is undoubtedly very convenient.
And many manufacturers, understanding the significance of the status bar in Android OS, try to supplement it with various functions and convert it so that it is even more convenient for them to read various data from it.