Help Ongoing Wifi Notification

[RayJay27]

Hey everybody
I'm sure all of you with the Verizon SGS3 have noticed the incredibly annoying ongoing wifi notification. I contacted Samsung and here is our conversation:

feel free to try these methods!
(nothing worked, does anybody know how to turn it off?!?)

Arlina: Hi, thank you for contacting Samsung Technical Support. How may I help you today?
Visitor: Hello, I have a Samsung Galaxy S III for Verizon Wireless and there is very annoying notification for WiFi that is always there. How do I remove that?
Arlina: I understand that you want to turn OFF the Wi-Fi notification. Is that correct?
Visitor: Well sorta. it is always in my notifacation area under ongoing
Arlina: Thank you.
Arlina: I will be glad to help you.
Arlina: May I know the model number of your phone ? You can find the model number beneath the phone's battery which generally starts with SGH, SCH or SPH .
Visitor: SCH 1535
Visitor: sorry i meant i535
Arlina: Thank you.
Visitor: you're welcome
Arlina: You need to turn OFF the Wi-Fi for avoiding the notification.
Visitor: even when i turn it off it is still there. Its still an ongoing notification an
Visitor: no matter what i do whether wifi is on, off, connected, searching or whatnot it is still there
Arlina: Are you getting any noise?
Visitor: No. (only when i throw it at the wall)
Visitor: Just kidding
Arlina: Thank you for the information.
Arlina: How long have you been facing this issue?
Visitor: as soon as I got the phone
Arlina: Not to rush you, are we still connected on the chat?
Arlina: Thank you.
Arlina: May I know exactly what notification are you getting?
Visitor: It varies. When its connected, it says connected to ______ tap to configure wifi, when its not connected, it says wifi networks available/unavailable tap to configure. When its off, it says wifi off, tap to turn wifi on. What it says varies, but it is always there
Arlina: I understand your concern.
Arlina: Please perform softreset on the device.
Arlina: Please follow the steps mentioned below to perform a soft reset on your Phone.

1. Turn off the handset.
2. Remove the battery and wait for 30 seconds.
3. Reinsert the battery and turn ON the device.

Visitor: OK
Visitor: One minute
Arlina: Sure.
Visitor: its still there
Arlina: Thank you.
Arlina: Please clear all cache/ history/ cookies from browser.
Visitor: What does that have to do with the SOFTWARE
Arlina: It will refresh the system.
Visitor: ok
Visitor: I will try
Arlina: Thank you.
Visitor: ][
Arlina: I didn't get you.
Visitor: It didn't wirk
Visitor: *work
Arlina: I am sorry to hear that.
Visitor: okayyyyyyyyy so what can I do?
Arlina: Would you mind If I take 3 minutes while I gather the required information on your request?
Visitor: No problem
Arlina: Thank you.
Arlina: Please try to clear cache from Recovery Mode.
Arlina: Power the device off (remove and re-insert the battery).
Arlina: Press Volume Up key + Home key + Power key.
Arlina: The device will vibrate and then let go of all the keys.
Arlina: The device will show 5 different options.
Arlina: Navigate with the Volume keys to the Clear cache data
Arlina: Press the Power key to select.
Arlina: Navigate with the Volume keys to Yes-delete all user data.
Arlina: Press the Power key to select.
Arlina: After user data deletes, press the Power key to reboot system now.
Arlina: Please let me know if you are facing any issue.

 

[Member 536573]

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...ifi-pop-up-reminder-without-rooting-come.html

 

[RayJay27]

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...ifi-pop-up-reminder-without-rooting-come.html

Yeah. I heard they were working on an update for it (I don't believe it). My friend with a Stratosphere also has the same problem

 

[RayJay27]

http://androidforums.com/samsung-ga...ifi-pop-up-reminder-without-rooting-come.html

I looked into this and it isn't what my problem is. My problem is that when you pull the notification bar down there's always that option to configure wifi. I want that gone.

 

[lkreykes]

I'd like it gone too. Haha

 

[ylexot]

Here's the fix for the ongoing notification (root required):
[HACK] Remove WiFi reminder - xda-developers

 

[gman2020]

Here's the fix for the ongoing notification (root required):
[HACK] Remove WiFi reminder - xda-developers

If Verizon hadn't forced this into the notification area I would have waited longer to root but I couldn't stand it any longer

 

[RayJay27]

Here's the fix for the ongoing notification (root required):
[HACK] Remove WiFi reminder - xda-developers

I really wish there was a way to do it without rooting or something that voids my warranty

 

[sferrell615]

this issue still exists with android 4.3 on samsung galaxy note 3. has there been an update on certain phones (e.g. the s3 or s4) to fix this? i had the s3 on sprint's network and never had this notification. i've root'd in the past and it was too painful to install updates, so i don't want to go that route.
thanks in advance

 

[prj]

There is no problem and you don't have to be rooted. A few steps to get there.

Menu>Settings>WiFi then uncheck the box that says "Notify Me"

After unchecking that box then go to menu>advanced and then uncheck "Wi-Fi notifications", "Auto Connect" and "Always allow scanning"

Then select "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" and set it to "Never"

Here is a screenshot from my phone that has 4.3. I do not have any ongoing wifi notifications.

 

[sprale]

There is no problem and you don't have to be rooted. A few steps to get there.

Menu>Settings>WiFi then uncheck the box that says "Notify Me"

After unchecking that box then go to menu>advanced and then uncheck "Wi-Fi notifications", "Auto Connect" and "Always allow scanning"

Then select "Keep Wi-Fi on during sleep" and set it to "Never"

Here is a screenshot from my phone that has 4.3. I do not have any ongoing wifi notifications.

I have a Galaxy Note 3 phone with the same issue from factory-fresh, and this fix took care of it for me, though the Note 3 doesn't have an "Auto Connect" option.