Smartphones running on the Android operating system have a simple and intuitive interface. The user can customize the phone completely to his taste by selecting certain parameters. But sometimes there are situations that you cannot cope with until you find the answer on the Internet.
Sometimes, as a result of any actions of the user himself, icons and incomprehensible symbols may appear on the screen. Such cases include the appearance of an asterisk in the notification bar at the top of the smartphone screen.
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1 Why did she appear
2 How to get rid of the asterisk
3 Turn off priority notifications
4 Configuring Yandex Browser
5 Conclusion
Why did she appear
Such a symbol can appear on any phone on which the operating system is Android 5.0 or higher. This happens in two cases – either the user has the priority of notifications enabled, or because of a certain setting in the Yandex Browser.
The shape of the star can be different, as well as the shape. It depends on the version of Android and what firmware is installed on the phone.
How to get rid of the asterisk
Not everyone, setting up their smartphone, expects to see a star in the notification bar. And if it did appear, then the question of how to remove it may arise. There are 2 effective methods:
- Settings and disabling the priority notification mode.
- Configuring Yandex Browser.
Disable priority notifications
In this case, you need to unlock the smartphone screen, press the volume down button and act. A block with sound control will immediately appear on the screen, and an operating mode next to the slider. To make the asterisk disappear, just press the “All” button or with a similar name, depending on the version of the operating system and smartphone firmware. In this case, calls and notifications will come from everyone and, naturally, will be accompanied by sound signals.
Select All mode
On some phones, you can select a specific sound mode in the notification bar.
Configuring Yandex Browser
When Yandex Browser is installed on a smartphone, it is likely that the asterisk is displayed due to the settings in it. In most cases, the star is circled.
As the developers say, this icon is not an accident. At a time when the virus is actively spreading, it is important to be always up to date, and the icon shows the self-isolation index. It is currently working in test mode. Write in the comments how you feel about this innovation of the developers.
An interesting point – an asterisk is displayed not for every user of this browser, but only for randomly selected people. But still, if it gets in the way, you can remove it.
Developers about the new feature
For this:
- You will need to go to Yandex Browser itself, and click on the three vertical dots next to the search bar.
- Next, you need to open Settings and go to Notifications.
- Certain notifications are required, namely from Yandex. We find them and turn off those that are not required.
- It remains only to return to the main page of the browser so that the changes are saved.
If this method did not help, and the star remained, you can try to clear the browser settings, then they will become original. This is suitable for those people who have had Yandex Browser installed for a long time. You need to go to Phone Settings, go to the All Applications section, find Yandex Browser and at the very bottom there will be a button “Delete updates”.