Status APK
App information
Version 3.8-beta7 (#43)
Updated 2022-12-05
APK Size 3.9 MB
Requires Android Android 4.1+ (Jelly Bean)
Offered by James Fenn
Category Free Personalization App
App id com.james.status
Developer's notes A simple yet customizable status bar replacement. No root needed.
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Latest updates
What's new in Status 3.8-beta7
- fixed help/FAQ section
- improved app/activity setting design
- arabic translations by Marwan ALsidi
- fixed font issues
- other random bug fixes/improvements
Editor's review
Download the latest Status application, version 3.8-beta7, compatible with Windows 10/11 (using emulators such as Bluestacks), Android devices. This free Personalization app is developed by James Fenn and is easy to download and install.
Previous versions, including 3.8-beta7, are also available. If you need help or have any problems, please let us know.
Description
Status has not been abandoned, but is now incompatible with a growing range of devices due to a variety of problems. Unfortunately, there is nothing that I or any other developer can do to prevent this. If the Play Store says that your device is incompatible, then there is nothing that I can do to help you other than point you to one of the links below about why it will not function.
https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/04/10/android-o-feature-spotlight-apps-can-no-longer-draw-top-system-ui/
https://www.xda-developers.com/android-o-is-breaking-apps-that-overlay-on-top-of-the-status-bar/
https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/36574245
Status will continue to receive support for devices below Android Oreo for as long as it remains in the interest of the community.
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Status is a status bar replacement that draws an overlay on top of the system-generated status bar. This means that the actual status bar is only hidden under the replacement; touch gestures are not overridden, and the standard notification panel is still shown. It needs a lot of permissions in order to obtain the information needed to display in the status bar. These are listed below.
Permissions:
- Accessibility Service: used to attempt to get the status bar color of the current app if the 'status bar coloring' preference is enabled.
- Notification Access: used to get the icons of the current notifications.
- System Alert Window, System Overlay Window: used to draw the status bar above all other apps.
- Battery Stats: used to find if the battery is charging and what percent it is at.
- Network State, Phone State: gets the type and connection of the phone network, and if airplane mode is enabled.
- Wifi State: finds if wifi is enabled and how good the connection is.
- Bluetooth: find if bluetooth is enabled & connected or not.
- Location Services: finds if GPS is enabled.
- Alarm: find if an alarm is set.
- External Storage: backup/restore all settings from a file.
Special thanks to the contributors that have helped to design the app, fix issues, and translate it to different languages:
- Anas Khan: designed the app icon & helped with UI
- Vukašin Anđelković: made a couple status bar icons
- Ghost Ninja: also made some status bar icons
- Eugenio Martinez Seguin: Spanish translations
- Kim Inseop: Korean translations
- Majida Whale: Chinese translations
- Marwan ALsidi: Arabic translations
Website: https://jfenn.me/projects/status/
Github: https://goo.gl/AUNgI4
App permissions
Status 3.8-beta7 APK requires following permissions:
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows an app to create windows using the type TYPE_APPLICATION_OVERLAY, shown on top of all other apps.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows read only access to phone state, including the phone number of the device, current cellular network information, the status of any ongoing calls, and a list of any PhoneAccounts registered on the device.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.
Allows applications to change Wi-Fi connectivity state.
Allows an app to access approximate location.
Allows an app to access precise location.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to modify global audio settings.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Ratings and Reviews
Rating: 3.9/5 based on 16K+ reviews
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4 ★ Great app. Been using for over a year now. But the network icon still remains even when airplane mode is on and the network bar isn't always correct. Also, can't u make the status bar more material, you know some apps don't really retain a particular color.. the status bar is supposed to change like the normal system status bar.
4 ★ Nice customization app, but having lots of bugs and drawbacks 1. Dual SIM (which you said you're working on) 2. Some app icons are shown as a solid squircle 3. Regardless of an app notification importance level, its icon is shown unless I manually disable it in Status 4. There's a weird sun icon among my notification icons which doesn't show up in the default status bar. (There's no corresponding notif in my notifications panel) 5. VPN icon s missing 6. Immersive mode isn't supported 7. Looking aweful on lock-screen
4 ★ Perfect although it doesnt show my percentage and my percentage bar all the time it only shows the time most of the time😣
5 ★ really changed the color of the statusbar, this is the only app that can do. works well for me. tks developers! no rooted needed! some people say the GPS icon still, ok if you use location service like Google, the icon will be the same like GPS! it's simple to understand, the app works fine and all ways
4 ★ App seems to work good but I wish there was a way to resize and move all the icons in groups (for like the wifi, 4g, battery, etc.). Also I really just want to use this to keep android from changing the color of the bar. Would be nice if I could just make this app invisible so I can see my stock bar, but this apps status bar would keep apps from going full screen and changing the color (like when Gmail makes the status bar white and I can't see the icons).
4 ★ It really better than other apps .It also have all options but it need a hotspot icon.
5 ★ Nice status bar alternative. Works on older version of Android, giving them the vibe.
2 ★ It keeps on off-ing itself long after i tick the 'ignore permission' & keep it open in background on my MM... Any ideas how to keep it on for good..? Update: it went off evry time i use googleplay music, idk what's d connection tho, i hv to re-do d permission ritual over & over again, for d rest of my life.. *sigh
4 ★ There are applications where the original status bar of the phone is hidden, such as when using the camera phone, or the instagram camera, or the instagram stories, whatssap stories. but STATUS remains fixed, it is not removed, I am interrupted with the screen or image, what can I do?
4 ★ Hi developers, may i ask something ? Why my status don't hide at certain apps ? I already checked the control and "re-hide" it but it doesn't work. But, early days i use it it did hide ! Now it somehow unable to hide. Please fix it. The rest features already good, i guess it needs more icon ? Such as the data saver, hotspot, etc.
5 ★ Good app although it doesn't show second sim card icon on dual sim phone.
4 ★ Good app, but it stupid working a lot, and every time I try to enable it, it makes me "turn on" the permissions, but I'm not turning them off, so its just stupid
3 ★ Does everything it's supposed to, but the Bluetooth icon won't indicate wether or not my device is connected. i have to go to the lock screen, where the bar doesn't show up, to see.
5 ★ It's great! Really. Tho it has issues like when i turn on the data,its icon won't even show on the notification bar. Hope you can fix it. Thanks
4 ★ My phone is using Android 6, I hate the dynamic change of the statusbar color, then found this app that I need. The only issue is the text/icon sometimes disappear when customizing this app.
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