Samsung has good and bad news about One UI 9’s disappearing status bar icons
Samsung has identified the problem, but fixing it isn't straightforward.
Some Galaxy users are experiencing unusual behavior with status bar icons after updating to One UI 9. QuickStar controls in the Good Lock module are causing certain icons to respond to the wrong commands, leading to confusion among users. Samsung has acknowledged this bug and stated that a fix is in development, but due to changes in the underlying platform software, there is no set timeline for resolution.
Additionally, a separate issue has emerged where status bar icons are disappearing altogether. Samsung's explanation for this problem is simpler: users should modify their date format settings to a shorter version to resolve the issue. Despite these bugs surfacing as more users install One UI 9, the stable rollout of the update is gaining momentum, bringing new features and improvements to a growing number of Galaxy devices.
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