How to hide or show status bar icons on a Xiaomi phone (HyperOS 3)

Device

Android

Shown on

Xiaomi Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G (25080RABDG), HyperOS 3.0.308.0, Android 16

App

Settings

Path

Settings › Notifications & status bar › Customise icon display

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Open Notifications & status bar

   Open Settings and tap Notifications & status bar, below Lock screen.

   Done

2. 

   Tap Customise icon display

   Scroll to Status bar. Customise icon display is its first row. Tap it.

   Done

3. 

   Hide or show System icons

   Under System, each icon has a switch: Connection speed, Bluetooth, Location services, Privacy notice, VPN, Hotspot, Silent, DND, Alarm and Roaming. On ours all were on except Connection speed and Alarm. Turn a switch off to hide that icon.

   Done

4. 

   Connected devices icons

   Scroll down to Connected devices: Earphones, Phone, Tablet, Computer, TV, Vehicle, Speaker, Glasses and Camera. Only Earphones was on, on ours. Turn a switch on or off to show or hide that icon.

   Done

5. 

   Number of notification icons shown

   At the top of the page is Number of notification icons shown. Ours said 1 icon. Tap it to change the number.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Spelt Customize icon display? Xiaomi's HyperOS 3 guide spells it Customize and says to tap the switch beside a notification icon to display it. On ours it was Customise icon display, the first row under Status bar. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0
• An icon isn't in the list? Xiaomi's guide says that because functions vary among models, some notification and status icons may not be available on yours, and the network icon may vary with your region and provider. Source: Generic User Guide for HyperOS 3.0

If this does not work

• Icon still there after turning it off? Check you turned off the right one: Silent and DND are separate switches, and so are Bluetooth and the Earphones icon under Connected devices.
• Battery or carrier name? Those aren't on this page. See how to show battery percentage and how to show, hide or edit the carrier name.
• Want the network speed? Connection speed is the first System switch; it was off on ours. See how to show network speed in the status bar.

About this guide

The status bar is the strip at the top of the screen with the time, battery and small icons. Xiaomi says Customise icon display controls which notification icons show there.

The screenshots are from our Redmi Note 15 Pro 5G with Xiaomi HyperOS 3.0.308.0 and Android 16, in Light mode. We only opened these screens and changed nothing.

Good to know

Xiaomi's guide says notification icons and status icons tell you about new events and the phone's status, and that you swipe down from the upper left to open the notification panel and see the notifications.

Also on Notifications & status bar: badges and floating notifications and the notification shade style.

In short: Settings, Notifications & status bar, Customise icon display: turn icon switches on or off.