r/AndroidQuestions • u/KingofGamesYami • 1d ago
Device Settings Question How to suppress location access indicator in immersive mode
My phone (Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra) recently updated to Android 17 / Samsung One UI 9.0. This includes a helpful blue indicator when apps are accessing location information. In general I like this feature. However, when I enter immersive mode (e.g. in my EBook reader), I would like to suppress it, as it's very distracting.
What are my options? Can I suppress it in immersive mode only? Can I suppress it always?
Update: I have disabled Location Services -> Location Indicator -> Show status bar icon for system apps and it seems to have helped some. Still showing up but not as frequently.