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Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:17:49 GMT

Received a notification about the Lollipop update and it shows in the update centre, however as I don't want to update I am finding it difficult to remove the status notification, even if I click on the notification and then hit the back button the notification stays where it is.

Also on the manage updates from within the update centre I do not see the Lollipop update which would enable me to hide it.

In other words is the only way to remove the notification to install Lollipop which I don't really want to do?

Any ideas please?

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:34:38 GMT

Should have tried this before I posted the question but I fixed it.

I just switched off the phone then when I restarted the noification was gone, hope this helps others that were in the same situation.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 10:40:29 GMT

Am I the only one that is happy with KitKat 4.4.4 and doesn't really want to update to Lollipop till bugs are fixed? just curious.

If I need to I will, but there seems to be many bugs around and I will wait for fixes before I install it.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:03:57 GMT

Nope, it came back again, so I am forced to have it sitting in the top of the notification screen unless I install it.

Any other ways to remove it?

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:08:36 GMT

You cannot remove a notification about a large system update. If you disable update centre,there might be a chance. But without lollipop,you won't get further updates for apps in what's new,as update centre is removed.

Also,please use the edit button and try to avoid spamming.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

komilAD — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:11:44 GMT

You can try by doing this: go to settings> apps> all apps (swipe right to left)>update centre, clear data and cache and disable if available. I guess it won't bother you anymore.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:14:50 GMT

Thanks, will give it a go.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:23:20 GMT

Also,take a look at this:

/t5/Xperia-Z3-Compact/hiding-updates-on-kitkat/m-p/969683

This is for hiding app updates.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:31:08 GMT

Thanks, I've just taken a look at the help section within the update centre and it says "You Cannot Hide System Updates.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 11:33:23 GMT

As I have already told you,even if you clear data,after a restart it will be back.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:04:10 GMT

@alexdon wrote:
As I have already told you,even if you clear data,after a restart it will be back.

Where exactly did you say this as per above?

I wasn't going to clear data as I really don't like clearing data especially for something like this.

I don't use many Sony apps anyway, all the apps I use on a daily basis are from google play.

I removed the notification for the Lollipop System Update eventually from the notification bar by settings----> Personalisation ----->Manage Notifications, I then unticked for the Update Centre, and I can confirm that this doesn't alter the current update showing in the update centre icon nor the update centre app itself.

But as you say it will have an adverse affect being that the Update Centre is no more and What's New is used.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

_alexdon_ — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:05:59 GMT

I have told you notifications cannot be hidden (for system updates), and as the user specified to clear data, I have added not even if you clear data.

Re: Lollipop Notification, unable to remove from Notification screen or bar.

cobbler — Fri, 24 Apr 2015 12:09:00 GMT

@alexdon wrote:
I have told you notifications cannot be hidden (for system updates), and as the user specified to clear data, I have told not even if you clear data.

I saw this in the help section for U.C.