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 easiest 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 way to control much easier. Many people know perfectly well what will be discussed. But this option was hardly given much importance. So, the easiest way to control the phone is the Android status bar.
What does it look like?
The status bar is easy to find: it is always at the very top of the display and is visible even with almost any open application (except, of course, video). By the way, it is often painted in the general color of the application that is open: a browser or YouTube, for example.
Moreover, many manufacturers like to install various add-ons into their smartphones: the so-called "shells". And these very shells can change the design of the status bar
What's in it?
In the status bar, each user can find the device's battery indicator, an active SIM card, as well as a soundmode currently enabled.
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 placed on the Android status bar.
For example, the Instagram social network application, if you enable the appropriate settings, displays notifications about new subscribers, likes on photos or messages in Direct in the status bar. Thanks to this, users always know what's new in their account.
And the YouTube video hosting app notifies you of new videos posted in the Android status bar.
Thanks to her, users of the VKontakte application always know what music is playing in their playlist, and who writes comments under their posts and private messages.
Of course, most applications provide the ability for all users to customize which notifications will be placed in the "Status Bar" section.
What does it give access to?
From the column "Status bar" you can "pull out" the notification curtain, which contains many different functions, from turning sound modes on and off, ending with the activation of flight mode.
Many manufacturers tend to install their own add-ons on the initial version of Android. These add-ons are also calledshells.
For example, for a long period of time, Samsung used the TouchWiz shell, which was literally hated by many users for having a huge number of malfunctions and high consumption of device RAM. Now the company has switched to the Samsung UX interface.
So, these shells often change the notification shade 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 taking out many small but important functions from the “Settings” section to the curtain bar. Moreover, from its notifications, you can go 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 just disappears from the screen for no reason whatsoever. And many users start to panic. But don't despair.
First, we need to wait a bit. No matter how ridiculous and trite it may sound, it is true. Sometimes the problem resolves 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 himself. The so-called "launchers" have the feature of occasionally hiding the "Status Bar" section from the display. Therefore, be careful with the software you install.
In general, as can be seen fromAs mentioned 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 very software will help solve the problem of missing status bar.
Result
In the end it turns out that the Android status bar is a really useful tool that helps users not only keep track of battery power and Internet connection speed, but also monitor the many processes that occur in the device itself and in various applications that installed on it.
And the absence 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 importance of the status bar in Android OS, are trying to supplement it with various functions and transform it so that it is even more convenient for them to read various data from it.
