What's this icon and how do I get rid of it? - Galaxy S III Q&A, (US Carriers)

I can't figure out for the life of me how to get rid of the icon that looks like wifi but isn't. I don't even know what it means, honestly.
I've rebooted but it still shows. I'd hate to reset the phone though.
At&t version

bigb252 said:
I can't figure out for the life of me how to get rid of the icon that looks like wifi but isn't. I don't even know what it means, honestly.
I've rebooted but it still shows. I'd hate to reset the phone though.
At&t version
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It's called Wi-Fi Direct.Go to "Settings > More Settings > Wi-Fi Direct" and turn it off.

Got it. Thanks.

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[Q] Set current time notification?

Occasionally, since I rooted my Amaze, I see an icon in the notification area that looks like an upside-down teardrop with an exclamation point and the notification text says "Set current time - Tap here to change your settings."
Sometimes I've seen this after reboot, other times it happens completely randomly. The time is correct on the phone... Why does this notification come up?
Thanks in advance for any insight anyone can offer.
allyn274 said:
Occasionally, since I rooted my Amaze, I see an icon in the notification area that looks like an upside-down teardrop with an exclamation point and the notification text says "Set current time - Tap here to change your settings."
Sometimes I've seen this after reboot, other times it happens completely randomly. The time is correct on the phone... Why does this notification come up?
Thanks in advance for any insight anyone can offer.
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In settings Date & time there is an option to automatically get the time from the network, if this is ticked and you happen to lose your signal when it is checking you will get that error..
johnk1973 said:
In settings Date & time there is an option to automatically get the time from the network, if this is ticked and you happen to lose your signal when it is checking you will get that error..
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Thanks so much for the quick reply. So to your point about "if this is ticked and you happen to lose your signal when it is checking you will get that error.." - this has nothing to do with root? It's just a freak thing that happens occasionally?
I only ask so that I can understand more and try to learn more about my phone.
Thanks again.
It's not a root thing, just Sense looking for information and not being able to find it so gives an error.
johnk1973 said:
It's not a root thing, just Sense looking for information and not being able to find it so gives an error.
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Good to know. Guess I was just lucky enough to never notice it before I rooted, and now it happened twice so I guess I got concerned something was wrong. It could always be corrected manually each time, or - as was the case this morning - it eventually just went away!
Thanks again. Really appreciate the help.
Depending on what you flashed, it may have to do with your kernal or rom systematically turning off your connection to save battery and then if that runs you get the error. (my thoughts)
No. Nothing to do with root. My amaze is still a virgin, and I get this error once in a while as well.
As other poster mentioned, uncheck the set time with current internet or whatever it says it will stop.
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I had that prob on 3.5 rom. I just changed it from auto to manual and set it. It worked
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3G issue

I have a slow but free 3g for my contract, it was working fine for months with my android phone, and about 2 weeks with my lumia, but now it refuses to work normaly. Everytime i try to load a page, it says "cant open webpage" but it works after a refresh. Its really annoying. I guess its the problem of IE...i have to say it sucks as much as on desktop. But there isn't any other for wp7, is there? Or is it possible to turn of https? Its really annoying too... we have a free fb (facebook zero, 0.facebook.com wich has better speeds than m.facebook.com) but everytime i try to open a page it warns me its not https and i have to confirm continuing to the page.
Also if I try to turn on HSDPA it restarts and its still turned off, any idea?
voga06 said:
Also if I try to turn on HSDPA it restarts and its still turned off, any idea?
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HSDPA is still on even though that trigger says off. Don't worry about that.
Can't help you with the other stuff though. Guess it got something to do with your 3D connection itself? It might be bad. I have never had as good network coverage as I have with this phone. I have data connection were all my Androids have failed me.
dannejanne said:
HSDPA is still on even though that trigger says off. Don't worry about that.
Can't help you with the other stuff though. Guess it got something to do with your 3D connection itself? It might be bad. I have never had as good network coverage as I have with this phone. I have data connection were all my Androids have failed me.
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its working, but in 99% only for the 2nd attempt, it really annoys me
push messages arrive very lately (if they do) anything that use 3g is very slow
Have you tried applying your settings with Nokia's Network Setup?
tjramage said:
Have you tried applying your settings with Nokia's Network Setup?
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can you explain that a bit more?
voga06 said:
can you explain that a bit more?
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Go to Marketplace, and select "Nokia Collection". In the list of apps, install "Network Setup" and run it to apply your network settings.
unfortunately nothing changed. i even tried doing a factory reset but nothing, it still loads webpages for the 2nd or 3rd or even more try

"Network available popup" How to get rid of it?

Every time I start wifi I get the popup message "Network is available" How the hell can I get rid of it? I already unticked notify me when a open network is available or safe network is available, I still get the f*cking popup!!!!!! argh! Help me!
Edit: Had to factory reset in order to fix it ****ing whore phone
have you tried to simply turn off the notifications of available networks in the wifi settings?
maarawoe said:
have you tried to simply turn off the notifications of available networks in the wifi settings?
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Yes, It's also stated in the first post
Your phone is a dirty whore, there's just nothing else that can be said.
Seihaku said:
Your phone is a dirty whore, there's just nothing else that can be said.
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I know

[Q] No internet connection while lock-screen is locked

Hey there,
I'm on a bit of a language barrier here, so bare with me if you will.
I've activated GoLocker and GoLauncher for about a month now and since both tools are activated I don't get an internet connection while I'm on the lock-screen. If I unlock my phone the little "3G" or "Edge" symbol appear in the status-bar and everything works fine. This little inconvenience bothers me, for multiple reasons. If I forget about my phone for a few hours and I unlock it, I get WhatsApp messages from 2 hours ago, which kinda sucks, considering the literality of "Instant Messaging". Same problem with Skype, you get where I'm going with this.
Deactivating GoLocker doesn't make any difference. Although the connection comes back before I enter my code which unlocks the screen. So basically once I press the Lock button on the side of my device, the connection returns.
My brother who regularly posts in the custom ROM section directed me here to ask you guys for help.
Here's some data:
I'm on a Galaxy Note II (GT-N7100)
I'm on Android 4.1.2
I can't do a software update because the phone tells me it has been changed. My brother worked some magic about half a year ago. He switched the internal and the SD-card storage somehow and fooled around with the firmware a bit.
It's kinda bothering me, so of one or more of you could help me out, It'd be greatly appreciated.
Thanks!
No need for new Rom
just go to Wifi setting and make it always on (do not sleep) ^_^
Mo7mD.ZaYOnA said:
No need for new Rom
just go to Wifi setting and make it always on (do not sleep) ^_^
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I'm not talking about WIFI, I'm mainly talking about the mobile connection. (3G, etc...) Although WIFI isn't working either while on Lockscreen.
I've got popup notifications activated in WhatsApp and I want the pop-ups to show up even while the phone is locked. It worked fine until I installed GoLocker and GoLauncher. Maybe some other app triggered the problem or I messed up something in the settings, I can't really tell.
Still haven't figured this out. Sorry for the bump but this issue is just mind boggling to me.
SucioAT said:
I'm not talking about WIFI, I'm mainly talking about the mobile connection. (3G, etc...) Although WIFI isn't working either while on Lockscreen.
I've got popup notifications activated in WhatsApp and I want the pop-ups to show up even while the phone is locked. It worked fine until I installed GoLocker and GoLauncher. Maybe some other app triggered the problem or I messed up something in the settings, I can't really tell.
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I would uninstall GoLocker... Do you really need GoLocker???... It should work after that...
passat25 said:
I would uninstall GoLocker... Do you really need GoLocker???... It should work after that...
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Yeah, so I let the system beat me and finally gave up and uninstalled GoLocker, as well as all the other software from the developers (GoLauncher, all the widgets, etc.) and it works fine now with the standard lockscreen. Still sucks, though since I created my entire theme for GoLocker and GoLauncher as well as dozens of icons myself and really liked the look.
So if anybody is experiencing the same problem, just get rid of the GoSoftware and everything will work fine again.
Thanks for all the help, by the way.
Pesky "Go" devs. Ever since I seen their launcher I know they were bogus. Go apps cause so many problems its not even worth using. Glad you found out your problem.
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Let's kill the "Mobile data is turned off" notification!!

Hi Fellow ATT S7E Owners,
Some of us have chosen to stay Stock on this phone. My primary reason is not tripping Knox and using Samsung Pay. I have been trying to fix most issues or workarounds:
1. AdBlocking
2. Mobile Data toggle
3. Package Disabler to turn down the bloat
But for us ATT users, there is this annoying continuous notification that pops when we turn off data for the first time, after a reboot, EVER IF, we have WiFi on ! It goes, "Mobile data is turned off."
Googled and researched ways of getting rid of this annoying message. Wondering if any of you had success with it? Getting all of us to talk about it to see if there is a solution, thank you!
ProFragger said:
Hi Fellow ATT S7E Owners,
Some of us have chosen to stay Stock on this phone. My primary reason is not tripping Knox and using Samsung Pay. I have been trying to fix most issues or workarounds:
1. AdBlocking
2. Mobile Data toggle
3. Package Disabler to turn down the bloat
But for us ATT users, there is this annoying continuous notification that pops when we turn off data for the first time, after a reboot, EVER IF, we have WiFi on ! It goes, "Mobile data is turned off."
Googled and researched ways of getting rid of this annoying message. Wondering if any of you had success with it? Getting all of us to talk about it to see if there is a solution, thank you!
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There is very simple solution . Turn your data on. If you worry that you get overages turn off some background data for apps. When you on WiFi your mobile data is not in use.
For all the hype about having control over your notifications, not being able to change this one is super annoying. I'm also guessing AT&T is trying to get us to us as much data as possible so they change charge us more.
norbarb said:
There is very simple solution . Turn your data on. If you worry that you get overages turn off some background data for apps. When you on WiFi your mobile data is not in use.
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It shouldn't have to be this way, if I don't want data on, don't you agree? Why have needless signal processing or searching when I don't need something? ?
aggiesherpa said:
For all the hype about having control over your notifications, not being able to change this one is super annoying. I'm also guessing AT&T is trying to get us to us as much data as possible so they change charge us more.
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Tell me about it bud! Wish we had a way to slay it... For people wondering what this is, I'm attaching a screen shot...
The only way to get rid of it for now which is not very fun btw, Swipe right on the notification until you see the gear on the left and tap the gear. After that tap "phone" with the green icon next to the word "phone" and then tap "force stop".
So far that's the only way to get rid of it.
Vicpdx18 said:
The only way to get rid of it for now which is not very fun btw, Swipe right on the notification until you see the gear on the left and tap the gear. After that tap "phone" with the green icon next to the word "phone" and then tap "force stop".
So far that's the only way to get rid of it.
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Thanks, but couldn't that endanger us getting a phone call, necessarily 100% of the time?
any news ? any way to disable it permanently ?
Interesting. I've never seen this on my S7E & I have mobile data permanently off.
Is it solved yet???
ProFragger said:
It shouldn't have to be this way, if I don't want data on, don't you agree? Why have needless signal processing or searching when I don't need something?
Tell me about it bud! Wish we had a way to slay it... For people wondering what this is, I'm attaching a screen shot...
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Hello! did you found a way to solve this problem? and what theme were you using when you took that screen shot? thank you!!
ChavaG. said:
Hello! did you found a way to solve this problem? and what theme were you using when you took that screen shot? thank you!!
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No Sir it was never solved and I moved on to the S8+.
The Theme I was using was called, "Red Strokes" I believe with custom icons and a wallpaper.
Hope someone cracks this!
Galaxy s9, Android 8.0.0 here. Following worked for me, check if it works for you:
1. Go to Settings
2. Go to Developer Options
3. Look for "Keep Mobile data turned on". Uncheck that.
And hopefully, voila...
EDIT:
This method does not work anymore...
1. Settings
2. Apps
3. Select Options, then Show System Apps
4. Locate "Phone" (Maybe there will be 3)
5. Select every "Phone" App that you find and select "Force to Stop"
and the message dissapers.
(If you restart the phone you will need to do this again).

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