Unknown notification icon (SIM related.) Can any of you help me out? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey folks. I recently got an LG spectrum 2 (vs930, 4g LTE verizon phone. GSM quad band unlocked)
I'm using lycamobile(prepaid) but for information sake I have tried with an ATT sim, tmobile sim, and this lycamobile sim. APN setup.
Calls, Text, and Data all work fine. Contacts to and from sim card works fine.
But I have this ONE notification(no matter which sim is inserted) on my status bar that will NOT go away. Its on the right side so there is nothing in the drop down shade about it. I have exhausted google and can't come up with anything.
If you know what this is, PLEASE tell me. It's not the same as the sim+cog notification. I've removed simtoolkit and it stays.
I just want to get rid of it something fierce.
http://i.imgur.com/4rE8ZK7.jpg

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Im interested too, im using it outside USA (Mexico) on gsm and that icon appear with this carrier's TELCEL, IUSACELL, Unefon but if I insert a Movistar sim card the icon disappears... that's rare
I have exposed framework so I think maybe a module can hide it
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perhaps, your sim card need to be registered, but if everything work fine, it's weird, maybe you should go to your phone store, and ask it there...

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Everything work fine, and I see everybody using it on gsm have the same icon, the weird think is why with Movistar sim that icon don't appear, same icon spear on my LG intuition and again with Movistar disappear... only with that carrier Sim cards
So I was searching a mod that can hide the icon I think there should be a way to do it
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Finally I take out that unknown SIM icon from notification bar...
To make it disappears just do the follow steps.
1.-you should be rooted
2.-with a root explorer or build.prop editor modify this line:
ro.build:target_operator=VZW
To this:
ro.build:target_operator=OPEN
3.- reboot your phone and done, that icon will never apear again
I try this and is successful in my spectrum 2 and my lg intuition (in this model the line apear twice, modify both), so I think this should work with other models like the Lg-G2... just try it doing a backup first
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carlosirai said:
Finally I take out that unknown SIM icon from notification bar...
To make it disappears just do the follow steps.
1.-you should be rooted
2.-with a root explorer or build.prop editor modify this line:
ro.build:target_operator=VZW
To this:
ro.build:target_operator=OPEN
3.- reboot your phone and done, that icon will never apear again
I try this and is successful in my spectrum 2 and my lg intuition (in this model the line apear twice, modify both), so I think this should work with other models like the Lg-G2... just try it doing a backup first
Enviado desde mi VS930 4G mediante Tapatalk
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Don't try the above steps with LG G2.
I essentially bricked my device. I am still trying to unbrick my device at this moment

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andywxy said:
Don't try the above steps with LG G2.
I essentially bricked my device. I am still trying to unbrick my device at this moment
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Sorry ear that thats why i suggest do a backup first, any way you can flash it with flash tool and get it working again, and I try in both models that I put above and work flawless
Sorry again

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carlosirai said:
Sorry ear that thats why i suggest do a backup first, any way you can flash it with flash tool and get it working again, and I try in both models that I put above and work flawless
Sorry again
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No worries, it's not your fault. My bad didn't do a backup, and I was distracted at the time of editing the build.prop that I might have messed up something, like added an additional character somewhere for example(not too sure now). I was too anxious to get rid of that darn sim icon, lol.
Anyways I was able to flash my phone back to default setting and working now. You said you have tried this method on G2 with success, is it running 4.4.2?

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andywxy said:
No worries, it's not your fault. My bad didn't do a backup, and I was distracted at the time of editing the build.prop that I might have messed up something, like added an additional character somewhere for example(not too sure now). I was too anxious to get rid of that darn sim icon, lol.
Anyways I was able to flash my phone back to default setting and working now. You said you have tried this method on G2 with success, is it running 4.4.2?
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I dont try in g2, i try in spectrum 2, and intuition and i think it should work in other lg phones as g2, but maybe in jellybean... Kk is diferent, i use g2 but sprint and it dont show any strange icon on gsm out of the box

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carlosirai said:
I dont try in g2, i try in spectrum 2, and intuition and i think it should work in other lg phones as g2, but maybe in jellybean... Kk is diferent, i use g2 but sprint and it dont show any strange icon on gsm out of the box
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Ah I see. A side question completely off topic, Sprint g2 works with gsm out of the box? No sim unlock is needed?

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No sim unlock needed, but need root it and change one folder on system... And as i know it only work outside us... I'm from mexico
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Hello, I read your question and I own a Verizon galaxy note 2, and I found 2 methods to get rid of that icon:
1.- use titanium backup (root reqquired) to freeze app called setup wizard.
2.- use "appmgr III" available in play store to again, freeze the app mention above.
I believe no backup is needed, but it's always recommended to do one. In case these methods causes app force closes then you can simply unfreeze the app..
Hope it helps.. :thumbup:
Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Free mobile app

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darb1985 said:
Hello, I read your question and I own a Verizon galaxy note 2, and I found 2 methods to get rid of that icon:
1.- use titanium backup (root reqquired) to freeze app called setup wizard.
2.- use "appmgr III" available in play store to again, freeze the app mention above.
I believe no backup is needed, but it's always recommended to do one. In case these methods causes app force closes then you can simply unfreeze the app..
Hope it helps.. :thumbup:
Sent from my SCH-I605 using XDA Free mobile app
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Thanks for the information, but that didn't work either It's probably the difference between Samsung and LG.

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carlosirai said:
Im interested too, im using it outside USA (Mexico) on gsm and that icon appear with this carrier's TELCEL, IUSACELL, Unefon but if I insert a Movistar sim card the icon disappears... that's rare
I have exposed framework so I think maybe a module can hide it
Enviado desde mi VS930 4G mediante Tapatalk
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Disculpa el Spectrun 2 vien ya desbloqueado de fabrica oh pagaste para que te lo desbloquearan lo quiero usar en Telcel y si pagaste dime dnd xfa

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Patronrex said:
Disculpa el Spectrun 2 vien ya desbloqueado de fabrica oh pagaste para que te lo desbloquearan lo quiero usar en Telcel y si pagaste dime dnd xfa
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Ya viene libre de fabrica solo metes tu chip y listo

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How??
How did you manage to put all the word OPEN in to the G2? It only allow OPE :/

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Plz how did u restore ur phone i try to do but it impossible pleeeeeeeeeeeeez
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andywxy said:
Don't try the above steps with LG G2.
I essentially bricked my device. I am still trying to unbrick my device at this moment
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plz how do u restore ur g2 verizon i brick my g2 & i cant restore it pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeez