Expanded notifications in drop-down shade - G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

I have heard about this bug on many LG phones updated to 5.0+, and I can't for the life of me figure out why LG hasn't fixed this yet. It wasn't until recently that I was able to figure out a "fix" to expand notifications in the pull-down shade. If this was already posted, I apologize but I never saw anything about it.
When you pull down your notification shade, you can't expand notifications. However if you slide up on the quick toggles to make them disappear but your notifications stay, you can now pull down on the notifications to expand them! This worked on my Verizon G4, let me know if it works on other models as well.

Not broken or a bug, just poorly implemented. The problem is the quick settings expand automatically. Even in stock Android, you can't expand notifications when the quick settings are expanded so you have to hide them first.
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partylikeaninjastar said:
Not broken or a bug, just poorly implemented. The problem is the quick settings expand automatically. Even in stock Android, you can't expand notifications when the quick settings are expanded so you have to hide them first.
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is there a way to stop this? it's very annoying. I'm rooted and have xposed, it should be possible right?

I imagine that it's theoretically possible assuming a developer takes the time to code the appropriate mod.

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Combine all ongoing notification

I don't know if this is possible, but i think it would be awesome to have an option to hide the icons for on going notifications from the top notification bar. It would keep it in the pull down though. If it could force all the ongoing notifications to the bottom it would be even better.
I hope this made sense to you guys.....I think it would be awesome to include in the cyanogen options menu (if it were in cyanogen mod, which I hope someday it will be).
Hide / Combine Ongoing Notifications
_Dennis_ said:
I don't know if this is possible, but i think it would be awesome to have an option to hide the icons for on going notifications from the top notification bar. It would keep it in the pull down though. If it could force all the ongoing notifications to the bottom it would be even better.
I hope this made sense to you guys.....I think it would be awesome to include in the cyanogen options menu (if it were in cyanogen mod, which I hope someday it will be).
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I agree!
I want a way to hide ongoing notifications but NOT disable them (Tasker, Juice Defender, Llama). OR, I would LOVE to be able to still have access to them. For example, Power Toggles allows us to put almost anything as a toggle in the notification pane. Custom images etc.
Can we just use this method to combine the ongoing notifications? This way they are still active, we can still see them, but they are not taking up valuable space. Alternatively, let's push them to the bottom!

custom toggle switches in pull down tray!!!

just thought id throw every one a heads up... iv seen people asking about getting toggles in pull down tray well here is a widget that allows you to do just that. plus it has a ton of customization's.
check it out.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jim2&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNvbS5qaW0yIl0.
Thanks. Kinda late though as there are numerous ways of already doing this.
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spencer88 said:
Thanks. Kinda late though as there are numerous ways of already doing this.
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How, without root / flash?
I use Notification Toggle: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I think it's the best one because of its customization options and the fact that I can download stock ICS icons for it. Plus, you can add apps (free, included in app) and shortcuts ($0.99 add-on). Like I have the shortcut for my AudioManager Pro Profile list in there and an icon that runs the Lockscreen app (saves pressing the power button to shut the screen off).
I'm not rooted. The only useful thing root would give me is the ability to directly toggle GPS rather than having to go to the settings page, but considering I almost always leave GPS on, I don't really care about that.
oldblue910 said:
I use Notification Toggle: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.j4velin.notificationToggle
I think it's the best one because of its customization options and the fact that I can download stock ICS icons for it. Plus, you can add apps (free, included in app) and shortcuts ($0.99 add-on). Like I have the shortcut for my AudioManager Pro Profile list in there and an icon that runs the Lockscreen app (saves pressing the power button to shut the screen off).
I'm not rooted. The only useful thing root would give me is the ability to directly toggle GPS rather than having to go to the settings page, but considering I almost always leave GPS on, I don't really care about that.
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+ 1 for that......im using too and it is awesome.....
elixir2 does this also...
I also prefer Notification Toggle over Widgetsoid. Stock icons and the ability to always have it at the top of the notification screen. My only complaint is that it's a little laggy when tapping thru the brightness settings.
I use AoKp to do this without using a app....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
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Epix4G said:
I use AoKp to do this without using a app....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
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If only I liked AOKP. *sigh*
Thanks for the recommendations, shall have to try these, because besides themes, the notification pulldown with a plethora of settings to play with are what I miss most from MIUI builds on the HD2.
Epix4G said:
I use AoKp to do this without using a app....:beer::beer::beer::beer::beer::beer:
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Much easier to install a custom rom than an app right? lol
Anyway, +1 for Notification Toggle. I was using Extended Controls for it but Notification Toggle is much better since it stays on top of other notifications and it also replaces the Battery Widget that I was using to display the battery % in the bar.
so have any of these been updated so that i don't have a constant icon running in my notification bar? i don't know why but that's a dealbreaker for me.
btw, i'm not rooting yet until CM9. temporary solutions without the annoying notification icon?
Thanks OP
Forgot about widgetsoid and how awesome it is. Between this and Nova launcher gestures I now have the perfect setup for my home screen because of this.
Swipe up - brings up the app drawer
Swipe down - brings down the notifications
Home button press while on the homescreen - brings up voice search
Any idea how to change the colour of the battery icon in the status bar using the Notification Toggle app? I want to change it to ics blue.
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thenamesian said:
so have any of these been updated so that i don't have a constant icon running in my notification bar? i don't know why but that's a dealbreaker for me.
btw, i'm not rooting yet until CM9. temporary solutions without the annoying notification icon?
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+1 on this. What's worse is they'll give the option for no icon, but then it just leave a blank spot in the notification bar.............
That's a limitation of Android, so until Google offers a better way, that's how it has to be.
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Lockscreen Notifications

can someone with the phone please tell me if lockscreen notifications expandable?
It does. Sometimes I have to swipe up briefly in order to get the quick settings to shift before I can expand on the notification.
jamespat93 said:
can someone with the phone please tell me if lockscreen notifications expandable?
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I can confirm it does, however it does not expand when pulled from the notification shade when unlocked.
Thanks for the replies. So on the lockscreen do you swipe the notification down to expand it? The same way as notifications on pure lollipop?
Yes
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geoff5093 said:
I can confirm it does, however it does not expand when pulled from the notification shade when unlocked.
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But that means even if the pin or passcode is enabled or not? i had lg g3 but i need to unlock it first but my gs6 edge expands notification and also i can pull shade with fingerprint lock on.thanks
ravkang890 said:
But that means even if the pin or passcode is enabled or not? i had lg g3 but i need to unlock it first but my gs6 edge expands notification and also i can pull shade with fingerprint lock on.thanks
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Yes, you can expand notifications when you need a PIN.
Wanted to bump this up...I'm only getting 2 notifications on my stock swipe lockscreen...is there a way to display more without having to swipe down to expand?
I don't think so. Most lollipop phones I've used show 2 by default and the rest collapsed into one notification.

Annoying bug: G4 Notification bar can only be swiped up

Sorry if it has been mentioned before (I searched but didn't see).
I found when the notification bar is pulled down on G4 (see attached screen shot), you can only pull it up by swipe up, or tap on the red "clear".
On all other phones, if you simply tap any where else on the screen (out side notifications areas), the screen will pull up as well, not so on G4.
I found this very annoying, because after you dismissed a notification, you just want simple tap to let the notification bar go away, instead try to swipe it up again or accurately tap the clear button.
Does everyone experience the same? my configuration is H812 10C (Rogers). If it is so, why LG not fix such rudimentary bug? Any work around to make it the way how lollipop works on all other phones?
If it's my problem, how can I fix it?
Thanks
To add on my post above, I tested the galaxy S6 today with same 5.1.1 and it is no problem to tap on screen to auto pull up the notification bar. I don't understand why LG remove it on G4
Yeah i dislike their whole notification setup. I dont get why you would change something like that to be counter intuitive
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yes, this is truly annoying and stupid
jaymelz324 said:
Yeah i dislike their whole notification setup. I dont get why you would change something like that to be counter intuitive
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Why don't you just hit the "Notification" button you already have on the soft key 'home' buttons? Just press the up arrow with the line under it to hide your notification bar when you're done. One tap and it's gone, just like you wanted, yes?
No matter which way you slice it, stock android is a much better simpler presentation of the notification panel
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My g2 d802 with cloudy 3.3 rom 5.02 lollipop is the same. This should be lg specific. Otherwise the pull up down softkey in the navigation bar is freakin' awesome feature.
Or just press the back button
Never had a problem with that. Configure a "down notification bar" button. As soon as the notification bar is down the down arrow turns into a up arrow. Just tap it to bring notification bar up.
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Yes. I had the down notification soft key there as a work around, but still find it is counter intuitive and un nature to tap at the bottom of the screen for things to change at top of screen, so it's not a good fix.
Thanks @lgnd for confirming even G2 is the same, then it's LG's problem, I don't know what's in their mind to do this!
I think the issue needing a fix should be how LG programmed the notification bar to work. One pull brings down notifications and quick settings? Because of this, notifications cannot be expended unless you then swipe up just the quick settings and try again. IMO, LG is also bad at coding stock android.
Not to sound like a prick, but is it that bad? You have to spend a millisecond longer to swipe your thumb as opposed to tapping.
Its not that bad. But it makes u wonder why they would think to change it with no benefit whatsoever.
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completely agree, bad UI is bad UI, there is no excuse for not to do something well (especially everyone one else does it well) just because there is a workaround
Wondering what is the official bug report for LG developers ?
I am happy to follow up with them on this as well as the WiFi no autoconnect issue.
jaymelz324 said:
Its not that bad. But it makes u wonder why they would think to change it with no benefit whatsoever.
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Learning from the other post buy modify UI.apk, wondering if we can fix it ourselves if LG is incompetent to fix such simple problem

Auto expand the notification shade?

We just added an S9 to the family, and I noticed that after receiving notifications, they don't all fully "expand" automatically when I pull down the notification shade, you have to press the little down arrow to expand them. Is this an Oreo thing? it does not happen on my S8 (Android 7) I see all of them expanded.
When I pull down the shade I would like to see them all without user intervention.
Am I overlooking something?
Yes this happens. But only for system related settings and notifications that stay on top. But got 3rd party apps it doesn't happen.
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verifiedthug said:
Yes this happens. But only for system related settings and notifications that stay on top. But got 3rd party apps it doesn't happen.
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But as you can see in the picture, it is happening on a third party app called Battery HD...
The system ones I don't care about to much
You can try this to adjust the info shown. Settings-apps-the specific apps- notifications then change the level of importance.

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