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[Q] White dot in notification bar: what's that?

Hi guys, few days ago I was using my Galaxy Nexus when a strange white dot came out on the left side of the notification bar. It appears and disappears with apparently no reason and, if you try to open the notification menù while it shows it, there are absolutely no notifications related to this strange symbol.
When you close the notification menù, it reappears and then goes away without any interaction.
Today I discovered that I can reproduce this kind of "notification" by opening the Clock app and then touching twice the screen to reduce the backlight and to raise it back.
Anyone knows what's that?
Here's a screenshot:

That is a Google Now Card Notification, just pull down your Notification Bar, and swipe it away, it'll get rid of the dot.
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I never noticed that. That dot looks VERY faint. My Google now notifications look different IIRC.
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iDaZzLeFatHoeZz said:
That is a Google Now Card Notification, just pull down your Notification Bar, and swipe it away, it'll get rid of the dot.
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Thanks for answering but that's not related to Google now and when I pull down the notification menu there's nothing showing.
Any other ideas?

Run addon detector from the market. I think you downloaded an app with push notifications.
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DougTheModder said:
Thanks for answering but that's not related to Google now and when I pull down the notification menu there's nothing showing.
Any other ideas?
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Well that is odd then. Puzzling. Every time that dot appears for me, it is due to the fact that I have a Google Now notification. Try a Task Manager to see what app is open, and when you close it, see if the dot continues to appear.
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Thanks for the smart suggestions. I'll try both the solutions and reply! :good:

Its your GPS.
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I just saw this same exact dot today. I was watching a full-screen video with an embedded YouTube link. The 3 soft buttons went into "discreet" mode and turned into 3 pale dots. All the notifications on the notification bars all turn into a single pale dot like this as well.
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Did anyone ever figure out what this was?

I had this show up on a Nexus 7, playing a YouTube video in full screen made it go away so I'm guessing as stated above it has something to do with video controls hiding or something.

Is it related to SIP VoIP accounts? IIRC that's about what it looks like when connected, except green. Did you try to set something up there and it's showing that faint white dot to show it's not connected?

Mine is a blue dot and I recently found out what it was hehe

Same here, on my Nexus4. I can make it pop up at any time by tapping on any picture to hide notification bar and buttons and then tapping again to show them back (in my case it works every time i hide and show buttons, no matter which app im using - gallery, video player, youtube, etc). That white dot then pops up. Sometimes it stays for only a fraction of a second, sometimes for half a minute, and then just disappear, whether i open the notification bar or not. My guess it's just some weird FW flaw (besides, this dot looks just like these white dots indicating hidden buttons).

Any news? I have it using different roms, I assume it is something app related...

Eureka !!!
Had this dot with the fading lines. Noticed the dot disappeared right when I updated an installed app on Play Store (first it was replaced by the downloading arrow and then disappeared completely)
If you have this dot, check for apps' updates. You probably have at least one...
*Noticed it's a two years old thread just after posting... sorry

Confirmed for me
xredjokerx said:
Its your GPS.
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some apps you guys are opening have GPS related features, such as the photo apps ability to give you the location in which the picture was taken. When the dot appears for me, I turn off location (GPS) and it disappears every time. Hope my experience helps someone! If anyone still needs it :highfive:
Sony Xperia Z3 D6603 stock 5.1.1
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I haven't seen this in a little while but I thought it was related to google now weather (they've since updated that icon to be clouds and whatnot)

I can also see this small white transparent dot on the top left corner of notification area it appears on my phone mostly when I check my whatsapp shared media images from whatsapp, I just attached a screen shot here,no idea which application responsible for this dot :silly:

For me it was the "Ok google" setup that i started, then interrupted. Once i went back into the "Ok google" detection setup under "Voice" and finished setting it up, the notification disappeared.

Can I disable Navigation notifications on Moto 360

Let's face it, navigation notifications on the Moto 360 just eat the battery. I don't need them as I'm getting voice turn-by-turn navigation through my car stereo via bluetooth. So, is it possible to turn them off? I know I could put the phone in airplane mode but I don't want to turn off all notifications, just navigation.

TabGuy said:
Let's face it, navigation notifications on the Moto 360 just eat the battery. I don't need them as I'm getting voice turn-by-turn navigation through my car stereo via bluetooth. So, is it possible to turn them off? I know I could put the phone in airplane mode but I don't want to turn off all notifications, just navigation.
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I haven't tried it but you probably could go into the android wear application on your phone and mute google maps.

ChrisNee1988 said:
I haven't tried it but you probably could go into the android wear application on your phone and mute google maps.
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Thanks for the quick reply. I do see Google Maps under the Navigate option on the phone but I don't see any way to toggle it off.

TabGuy said:
Thanks for the quick reply. I do see Google Maps under the Navigate option on the phone but I don't see any way to toggle it off.
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Tap on the gears icon to the top right. Then go to Mute App Notifications and add google maps to that list.

ChrisNee1988 said:
Tap on the gears icon to the top right. Then go to Mute App Notifications and add google maps to that list.
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Thanks. that's what makes XDA so great!

TabGuy said:
Thanks. that's what makes XDA so great!
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So I tried the same thing. Though it's not called mute in my version. But I checked off 'maps' under 'block app notifications' but I still get random navigation cards "15 miles to work" and "20 minutes to new location" yet they are random locations at random times while I'm just sitting stationary... I work in line 10 spots in 2 towns with an ever changing schedule, this function isn't useful to me... But even with blocking maps I still get these. Anyone have an idea?

Sdwf289 said:
So I tried the same thing. Though it's not called mute in my version. But I checked off 'maps' under 'block app notifications' but I still get random navigation cards "15 miles to work" and "20 minutes to new location" yet they are random locations at random times while I'm just sitting stationary... I work in line 10 spots in 2 towns with an ever changing schedule, this function isn't useful to me... But even with blocking maps I still get these. Anyone have an idea?
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That is Google Now. Go into Google Now on the phone, and customise the settings to remove that function. I had the same issue including the weather updates constantly spamming me.

xdatastic said:
That is Google Now. Go into Google Now on the phone, and customise the settings to remove that function. I had the same issue including the weather updates constantly spamming me.
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I don't mind the weather, and I actually did that after my post, in the settings... Then it happened again, opened Google note on my phone, selected the pop up and choose to no longer get notifications on navigation... And it happened again. This is the one issue I've had... :/

Thanks for great advice here. I am also solve this problem easily here.

Android Auto - Burn in?

Android Auto has come a long way especially now that it has OK Google voice commands in it. Before I didn't like it because when a message popped up, I'd still have to touch the notification in order to have the message read out. Now I can "OK Google" and say "read my messages" and it will read them out loud.
My biggest worry is burn in. That navigation bar at the bottom of Android Auto doesn't change at all. Has anyone had any issues with Android Auto causing burn in on their screen? I used to use drivemode which ran int he background but it gets finicky at times especially if Google has update their Google search app.
I tried to turn on screensaver and while it comes on when android auto is activated, I can't see any notifications while the screensaver is on.
Any advice?

biggiestuff said:
Android Auto has come a long way especially now that it has OK Google voice commands in it. Before I didn't like it because when a message popped up, I'd still have to touch the notification in order to have the message read out. Now I can "OK Google" and say "read my messages" and it will read them out loud.
My biggest worry is burn in. That navigation bar at the bottom of Android Auto doesn't change at all. Has anyone had any issues with Android Auto causing burn in on their screen? I used to use drivemode which ran int he background but it gets finicky at times especially if Google has update their Google search app.
I tried to turn on screensaver and while it comes on when android auto is activated, I can't see any notifications while the screensaver is on.
Any advice?
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I use Android Auto 45m+ 2x/day 5days/week for the last 2 months on my Pixel and haven't noticed any hint of burn in. Mine is typically left on the map view, but I do switch to the audio view occasionally. I know that's only one data point, so take that for what it's worth.

sschick77 said:
I use Android Auto 45m+ 2x/day 5days/week for the last 2 months on my Pixel and haven't noticed any hint of burn in. Mine is typically left on the map view, but I do switch to the audio view occasionally. I know that's only one data point, so take that for what it's worth.
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That's more than I use it so that's a good sign. Thanks for the input.
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biggiestuff said:
That's more than I use it so that's a good sign. Thanks for the input.
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You should be fine honestly. I've used mine for 7 hours straight in our last road trip to visit family couple weekends ago. Had it on high brightness because the dang rental want tinted.

biggiestuff said:
Android Auto has come a long way especially now that it has OK Google voice commands in it. Before I didn't like it because when a message popped up, I'd still have to touch the notification in order to have the message read out. Now I can "OK Google" and say "read my messages" and it will read them out loud.
My biggest worry is burn in. That navigation bar at the bottom of Android Auto doesn't change at all. Has anyone had any issues with Android Auto causing burn in on their screen? I used to use drivemode which ran int he background but it gets finicky at times especially if Google has update their Google search app.
I tried to turn on screensaver and while it comes on when android auto is activated, I can't see any notifications while the screensaver is on.
Any advice?
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FWIW I've noticed burn-in on my Note 4. I've been driving for around 2 hours a day for the last few months, and have it on map view. There's a definitely yellowing where the map sits with noticeable light patches where the button bar is at the bottom, and the info panel at the top.

you'll get burn in. it's amoled. i've come to terms with it for the simple reason that i probably won't have the phone for more than a year or 2, so who cares

I use a app called "Navbar Apps" by damian in the play store. it changes the nav bar colors based on the app in the foreground. this keeps the black away, and gives my pixel a nice look.

I have serious burn in on the S7 Edge, can see the bar at the bottom, the arrow button for getting to maps and the search button on the top right from the maps interface (round circle with a magnifying glass in).
Didn't notice until yesterday. Now can't stop seeing it. Have used Android Auto for about 4 months 60 mins a day at least split into two commutes.
Looks like my next phone will be IPS LCD

You will get burn in. Thats just how amoled works.
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Robin screen wakes up every time a new Gmail arrives

Just got a Robin - and the issue is - every time a new Gmail arrives the screen wakes up/turns on
Is there a setting to turn that off?

Thats weird, Google killed ambient display in Android N.
So Robin doesn't wake up for any notification as such.
Any third party app you installed to manage notifications?

/root said:
Thats weird, Google killed ambient display in Android N.
So Robin doesn't wake up for any notification as such.
Any third party app you installed to manage notifications?
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No - nothing installed - this is brand new out of the box
We did enable System UI tuner - but didn't do anything with is
And yes this is running 7.1.1

Just going to Factory Reset and see what happens

Phone freezing while using Search

Pixel 2 XL
Android 10
March Update
Google Play Services 20.12.14
Google App 11.3.7.21
Since March update here's what happens:
- from the home screen I click on search bar at the bottom
- I type search terms and hit return
- I get the search results
- the top search bar contains the search terms
- I click on an item from the search results
- Chrome is opened
- I swipe back to go back to the search results
- the search results page is shown but...
... the top search bar is blank
... the phone is unresponsive for a few seconds (3-5 seconds)
... the top search bar is filled again with the search items
... the phone becomes responsive again
This happens only if gesture navigation is enabled: if buttons navigation is enabled the freezing issue disappear.
I have also tried in safe mode and the issue happens when gesture navigation is enabled and disappears with button navigation.
This happens also in other apps like Amazon. So seems to be a global problem.

Try the April update?
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Just got it
Will let you know

thegios said:
Pixel 2 XL
Android 10
March Update
Google Play Services 20.12.14
Google App 11.3.7.21
Since March update here's what happens:
- from the home screen I click on search bar at the bottom
- I type search terms and hit return
- I get the search results
- the top search bar contains the search terms
- I click on an item from the search results
- Chrome is opened
- I swipe back to go back to the search results
- the search results page is shown but...
... the top search bar is blank
... the phone is unresponsive for a few seconds (3-5 seconds)
... the top search bar is filled again with the search items
... the phone becomes responsive again
This happens only if gesture navigation is enabled: if buttons navigation is enabled the freezing issue disappear.
I have also tried in safe mode and the issue happens when gesture navigation is enabled and disappears with button navigation.
This happens also in other apps like Amazon. So seems to be a global problem.
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I have this bug after march update too
after April update it fixed.
But I got a more annoying bug
the system UI sometimes freezes while waking up after a long time of screen off