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status bar overload
- Thread starter evied101
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Andrew Cole
Android Enthusiast
More info needed and a screen shot/photo as it's not clear what you mean.
Are you referring to the top and bottom of the screen where the home buttons, clock, etc, are?
If so... on the bottom right-hand side of the lower bar is a 'chevron' shaped down button...
Use your remote as a mouse (or plug in a USB mouse) and click on that button to remove the bar from view.
If you just want to clear the notifications then use the remote or mouse and click on the top bar.
Are you referring to the top and bottom of the screen where the home buttons, clock, etc, are?
If so... on the bottom right-hand side of the lower bar is a 'chevron' shaped down button...
Use your remote as a mouse (or plug in a USB mouse) and click on that button to remove the bar from view.
If you just want to clear the notifications then use the remote or mouse and click on the top bar.
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Andrew Cole
Android Enthusiast
This may help...
(Don't forget to press the mouse button again when you have finished using it.
I'm always forgetting that! Grrr!)
(Don't forget to press the mouse button again when you have finished using it.
I'm always forgetting that! Grrr!)
Just wanted to add, instead of the remote you could always download an app such as remote ime and connect your smartphone to your box to use as a remote. Can save you a lot of headaches as the remote connects by wifi and not through a receiver so it works 100% better then the shoddy remotes that come with the boxes 
Andrew Cole
Android Enthusiast
That's good advice... there's one more way to take control of your life!
Dunno about you, though... I absolutely hate remote control apps.
Not sure why... maybe I am just so used to the tactile rewards of the actual battery operated remote.
Also - with a real remote you don't have to look at them... with a smartphone app I'm distracted to annoyance by having to pay attention to it and not the TV.
Anyone else feel like that or am I just a misery guts that's impossible to please?
Dunno about you, though... I absolutely hate remote control apps.
Not sure why... maybe I am just so used to the tactile rewards of the actual battery operated remote.
Also - with a real remote you don't have to look at them... with a smartphone app I'm distracted to annoyance by having to pay attention to it and not the TV.
Anyone else feel like that or am I just a misery guts that's impossible to please?
I use yatse for all operations within kodi, but I also use it in tandem with normal top box remote for when I have to visit the home screen of the android box. I enjoy using a remote app mainly because I can promptly type something into search with out buggering around with the top box remote.