yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cdmoore74:
Hate to sound lazy but I wonder if this mod can be made into a side-loadable apk? By the way I love the sounds.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Travisdroidx2:
Worked perfect sounds great! Thanks OP!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bill Idol:
Dude, can you post the 2 files for the Bionic Man sound? Thanks brudda.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Sir-Lancelot:
Pretty dang cool.

Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Galaxynonja:
y

I tried this but it wont let me move or rename the files under ui. Says that they are read only. Im using root explorer and set to read/write
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] smalltownbird:
I just did a Zelda sound, but I need a suggestion for putting the pen away. http://db.tt/rICXnVHf
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chance77:
For True Dorks

after following this guide, you can search google for other Star Wars .ogg files. Then using the same methods (root explorer..system/media/audio- chose either ringtones or notifications and place the .ogg files in, reboot phone. Tada, more force than any normal human should have..bwahahah. I know have a vadar breathing ringtone, happy R2D2 notification, wounded R2 for screen lock/unlock(cant figure out which .ogg is for ripple so if you rename an .ogg to replace the lock/unlock in system/media/audio/ui. i had to disable ripple effect cause it sounded like a wounded R2 drowning,lol. DO NOT TRY THIS IF YOU ARE UNEXPERIENCED, i do not want to be the blame if you write something you arent supposed to. But if you have a clue...match all of your sounds with your new light saber and dork it up just like this kid from 1977!!!!

here are some links to multiple .ogg files

http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Category: Ogg_files

if anyone can find some wookie yells that do not need converted(already .ogg) please let me know where, i wanted Chewy as a notification also!

EDIT

Remove the Space Before Ogg it wanted to save as a smiley???

EDIT

Link Seems to still take you there!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] RootedUser:
Were did u find the ripple effect sound? I cant find it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Edub34:
nice

this took a minute for me to figure out because I'm new to all of this but it works like a charm.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] speedfreak228:
anyone want to make a flash-able zip?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chance77:
A flashable zip full of star wars junk would be awesome. Lock/unlock , xwing lasers, wookies.even step further. An old school (star wars,return of jedi,empire strikes back) and one for the new ones for the younger crowd,lol. An r2 boot animation would be pretty cool too. I was considering trying to find a bunch of atari or nintendo .ogg files to match up and do too. I cant find the time.

Sent From My Galaxy Note 2. Rooted, debloated, running CleanRom ACE
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tyloud78:
I'm having issues with the dropbox links. Anyone else not able to download?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nunyazz:
They seems to be down..

here are the 2 files.

https://www.box.com/s/ztfduft90958z3sriiss

https://www.box.com/s/y0c2u5vbrh73yqyw3une
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
This should work, but might want to backup first ( just in case :p ). It also keeps the original files saved as .ogg.old just in case you want to switch back.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] speedfreak228:
Thanks! Did you try it yet? I'm going to try it in a bit

Edit: tried the zip and it worked great thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
I'm glad it worked. I didn't try this exact one, I had another one that did what this one does but also renamed camera sounds. Can't stand the screenshot sound when I'm at work and in a meeting.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] speedfreak228:
This is one really cool mod lol. im glad you made a flash file
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Taxmaster:
I wish I could find the sound of Darth Vader's lightsaber when he starts it up lol

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Verizon Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-I605)

Unlocked, Overclocked, and Undervolted

CleanROM 4.0.5 w/Perseus 30 Kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] :
I know personally I'm super lazy when it comes to copying stuff like this over manually every time I flash a ROM so I always make myself zips to flash
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Chance77:
Suggestion

Depends if you want all Zelda?

I use Mario Dying!

Changing to Transformers today though..lol

i posted various nintendo/atari/transformer/star wars .ogg files for use.

See my thread here, and send some thanks if you find it useful!!

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096627

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i did not find the ripple sound, i just changed Unlock.ogg and turned ripple effect off. this eliminates the double sound(r2 drowning)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ruvy01:
This is awesome... im gonna change all my stock sounds to nerdy ones :]
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
This is true although if you're already on the rom the files can be changed manually about as fast or faster than you can flash a zip once you factor in reboot times. But if you're in recovery this is definitely the way to go.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] transportguy:
permissions

I had to change the ogg file(s) permissions as well. Otherwise nothing. I even got an error when trying to play the files while in UI folder: "cannot play this type of file".

If anyone gets this error or cannot hear the OGG after it is put into the UI folder:

1) long press the OGG file(s) in ES file explorer

2) select properties > change

3) check the boxes:

-User:R&W

-Group:R

-Other:R
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kench33:
Anywhere I can get the original sounds? Accidently saved over det noti1. It also wouldn't let me overwrite that but let me overwrite att noti1
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
http://db.tt/YclEhm2I

http://db.tt/wbpuz2cc

I pulled em for you real fast. Btw I always change the 1 to a 2 since the first notification is the only one I use.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kench33:
Thank you! Also does it make the sound when you insert it back in? (that's what she said....haha)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
Lol...att file is when THE PEN is inserted and det file is when THE PEN is removed. Lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kench33:
It doesn't make the sound when inserted. So you know why that could be? I copied both files into ui
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
Did you copy both files correctly? (Permissions and all)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kench33:
Yep copied fine. Didn't have to fix permissions though
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nnnnr14:
It had to be something....
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kench33:
So apparently the audio files for attach do not play when I copy them to the ui folder. Works fine for detach though.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] blackbass595:
Why didn't you have to fix the permissions? Have you tried to reboot?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] kench33:
Ok so I guess I had to check off rw on group and something else in properties lol.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] FAL_Fan:
Amazing!

Thank you for this, it is so very entertaining! I used Root Browser for changing the files around and it worked flawlessly.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jrodbbrook:
This worked great for me. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] AFAngryWarrior:
Worked like a charm thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wc4482:
I installed this and loved it. Showed my wife who responded with "I hope you turn that off in public".

Anyone else have experiences with people drinking the haterade?

Sent from my VZW Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ravage73:
works perfectly. thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ILMF:
My wife called me stupid. The lightsabre sounds are funny as hell. Thanks for them!

unlocked Note2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] msricks:
Same reaction from my wife.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bighapa:
I can't find the system folder. I'm running clean rom 3.5 with Persius kernel. Ui folder seems to be non existent as well. I looked with es file Explorer and solid file Explorer. Any help would be much appreciated.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] eikast:
Thanks. I love having the force with me :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] COMTB:
haha awesome mod love it
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Matrix59:
Thank you for the great MOD works like a charm . Now i've got the force...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Craigboy:
Thank you so much
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Taxmaster:
I I had this running just fine when I ran 3.5. Using root explorer, I had no issues. Be sure that whatever Explorer you are using isn't automatically locating itself to the storage folder, which would explain why you can't find the system folder. If this is the case, go up a directory and you should be able to find the system folder.

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Verizon Galaxy Note 2 (SCH-I605)

Unlocked, Overclocked, and Undervolted

CleanROM 4.0.5 w/Perseus 31.2 Kernel
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] maahfu:
the links aren't working can someone either relink or mirror?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bill Idol:
My wife said I'm a dork when I pulled out my spen saber. :(

Sent from my SCH-I605 using Xparent Blue Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] BoBBBBBBBO:
They're working fine, try again.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] GoBears:
Just installed this mod. Freaking awesome and louder than I expected. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jakaro:
Worked great. Easy and simple. Thanks op
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Namolas:
Worked wonderfully. Thank you!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] awwilson21:
Perfect! Good job!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1ManWolfePack:
Scares the piss outta my dogs ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pmjj:
Thanks

Thanks!

running, instructions were easy Thanks again!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] umphreak:
Anyone have the original pen detach sound? My backup didn't take for some reason, whoops! I don't plan on changing back anytime soon, but in case I want to. Thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] sshafranko:
Perfect. Thanks Bro
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1ManWolfePack:
I gotcha, chief. One second.

Here ya go: https://www.box.com/shared/odvrobraru77siqdhunu
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] nosympathy:
He only asked for those 10 days ago...fail city brah!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] 1ManWolfePack:
LOL!!!!

But I don't think anyone helped him! :)

Edit: TIL dates are important
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] samsgun357:
Just added this as a notification tone on my gs3!

Thanks

Id est quod est
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] umphreak:
Thank you.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] pmjj:
Thank You!!!

Worked like a charm, thanks for sharing!!!:laugh:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] freezyfreaky:
Thank you. What would make this even more amazing is if it had the sound effect of swinging a lightsaber when you are writing with the pen!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Ahirman:
I love it! Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] checkmysmile:
everybody at my job is envious of my phone with this cool sound! thanks for the upload! also does anybody know of anyway to make the s-pen sound permanent? Like even if the rest of the phone is on vibrate but the attach/detach sound is separate.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jbeitel:
Sweet mod. Thanks
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] v2.2v:
Edit:

Lol figured it out. I am ridiculous
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] itsDollar:
Nice mod works great. Thanks for sharing
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] masterzoltar:
thanks! very cool
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lightyear25:
I get no sound, only haptic feedback. ARG!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] itsmejp:
Awesome, worked perfectly. Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigmixxx:
me too, wonder, do you HAVE to use root explorer? I have file expert. Think that's causing an issue (mounted the drive as r/w and says it copied sucessfully)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Namolas:
You need to change the permissions to RW-R-R if the sound isn't working. Sometimes I have to change it, sometimes I don't.:cowboy:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] anoninja118:
worked like a charm, didn't have to change permissions or reboot.. thanks for this!!

tappity tap tapped from my Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] bigmixxx:
Bless! I changed, thought I changed, did tried it again...Awesomeness
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Saleian:
Awesome mod. My friends love this one

Sent from my Rooted Note 2 using Xparent Green Tapatalk 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Lubencw:
Hit this earlier today..now im geeked ha ha ha.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Bioslayer:
Probably my favorite mod on this thing lol

Of course my wife can't stand it ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dmwitz:
Now without root!!!

Thanks for this :D

I read about this when you first posted but was not prepared to root my Note II. Although this mod did make it very tempting.

Anyway, I now managed to do the same thing with an app called S-Pen Toolbox and the sound files that you have linked to. I now have the same effect without rooting :D

Thanks for the sound files :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jnfoot:
Thanks for the s-pen toolbox info, worked perfect for non rooted :)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] snapcrackpop:
AFTER you paste the files change the pasted file permissions.

Got it to work!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] harajyuks:
Love the sound and the multitasking :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] NateHeise:
Awesome

Word!:)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mobius0322:
Works great..Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] SublimeJJ99:
Sounds awesome! Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] denpad2010:
Work great, not a star wars fan but I like customize my phone lol
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] abalsor:
Is there another link? Links are coming up dead for me...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cshape_1969:
The files are gone. Can someone send them to me or repost a good link?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Dewaynelives:
I can see if I can pull em from my jedi buid tomorrow
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Spaniard85:
Would appreciate that, thanks.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Nate14:
I threw the sounds into a Dropbox account.

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/rc36k7xkld0z2sk/ng4f4y46T7
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] cshape_1969:
Thanks a lot
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] denimdragon:
Swweeet. Thanks for files
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imagelost:
Is there a way to use my own sounds?

Sent from my Note is better than your iPhone
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] manbat:
I use GMD Spen control....allows you to use any "sound file" for removal or insertion of the S-pen.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] oneders65:
Is gmd spen control in the play store?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] streetracer8605:
Just did this today, awesome!!!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] manbat:
===========

Yep...
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] jfrichard:
Thanks for this!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wazalac18:
thumbs up

nice, im using it right now
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] ArcaneDraco:
this... this is amazing, i now wield a lightsaber... thank you
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Scoosch:
Thanks for this! Worked great on my rooted Sprint Galaxy Note 2
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Digbob:
Anyone have a current link for the ogg files? Both links no longer working.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] wyckedfunk:
I'll check I just might .. honestly you can take any sound file and rename it .ogg and it'll work
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] manbat:
Saber sound zip

Attached..unzip
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] KCTheBearded:
Awesome! Gonna give these a shot!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] DENS973:
THAT WAS AWESOME. I LOVE IT. GET COMPLIMENTS AND WHERE TO GET THIS.:good:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] julsryan:
Cnt find file in dropbox
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaws4God:
link broken.. anyone else have them? :p

NVM.. just had to look 2 posts up.. LOL
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] manbat:
A few posts up...I posted zips containing them...

Sent from my SM-N910V / VZW Note 4 DE / Factory Bootloader Unlocked / Rooted / Custom Kernel-ed/ TWRP 3.0.2-0.trltevzw
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jaws4God:
yep! i had seen them. thanks!

They didn't work.. i guess because right now i'm on the AOSP Rom.. I do have the S-Pen Dectect CM App.. but don't think it does a sound when its removed and attached.

Thanks again!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxmaniac:
Hello all!

My sister has a Samsung Galaxy S3, international version and after rooting the device using the Galaxy S3 toolkit, turning off wifi from the notification bar toggle results in wifi freezing: it keeps trying to turn off wifi (and won't turn on either)... Only restarting the device "solves" the problem.

This issue never happened before rooting (and it was used for a few months unrooted and never had this problem).

Edit: Note that the device keeps working normally, only wifi freezes!! Not like some issues I've read in some threads with lockscreen frozen, etc.

Is anyone having this issue?

A few information on the device:

Model: GT-I9300

Android Version: 4.1.1

Baseband version: I9300XXDLID

Kernel Version:

3.0.31-61691

se.infra@SEP-71 #1

SMP PREEMPT Tue Aug 21 00:06:17 KST 2012

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tix_2006:
I have the very same behavior. And the same versions (less baseband, mine is I9300BUDLI2).

No solution yet.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JJEgan:
Repeat baseband is the modem only.

Wipe phone flash stock rom and root withCFRoot.

jje
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] maxmaniac:
I followed your instructions and now everything is working perfectly.

Thank you very much!
[Epic 4G General] BloatedDuck404:
I dont know if this was proven? But this phone has 10000000 Stock or 10 for bitrate I changed it to 16000000 or 16 which is stable but 20000000 or 20 gives me some stability issues in the camera app i got this idea to do this when they changes the nexus 4 from 12 to 20 So i tried and it worked :victory: I dont know how much of a difference it makes when recording though. i used rom toolbox-root explorer. then whent to system-ect-media_profiles.xml and where it says 10000000 i changed the first 2 digits. If only i could change the 1280 by 720 to 1920 by 1080. :p
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] flame1845:
I have disabled GPS, and gone into my location access settings and ensured that facebook cannot make use of my GPS, but for some reason the app is taking 71% of my battery. When I click to see more details on the facebook app, I can see that under GPS in "use details" it says 1d 6h 48m (the same time my device has been on for).

If I have disabled GPS, and even force quit Facebook, how can it be taking up so much of my battery?
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] simms22:
its a crappy app, uninstall it, youll be happier. use the browser for facebook.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] BrianDigital:
First rule for android: Don't install Facebook app
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] C4SCA:
i use the facebook app with no issues...
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] NexusDro:
Uninstall and reinstall?

Also you can use the data usage setting to disable background data by specific apps.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androidcues:
uninstall and never ever go back to Facebook?

that's going to take care of the problem.
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] poondog:
Get rid of it lol

Sent from my Infected ViperVivo
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DZonikg:
Use browser..it eats recourses like crazy for nothing and its slower then using browser..i just live it in mu phone for push notification
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcarnes911:
Go into manage app's and turn off notifications from Facebook I noticed that helps a lot
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fushla:
The browser is 10× faster than the app, without this "oh something went wrong" .. Even with this "better" update..
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rcarnes911:
Yeah the up date was a joke it still sucks just now it sucks with more speed
[Nexus 7 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Saturny:
Really?

I've never had a problem with the facebook app, on my S3 or Nexus7. I can easily get over a full day on both. Twitter too. Have you tried a different app? Like Seemic?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Deleted member 3452239:
Been looking for a while.. Links are all dead.

Who wants to be a pal and get me a copy of the 2.29 Stock Rooted Deodex German o2 ROM?
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] iElvis:
Looks like Scott took it down. PM him (scrosler) and maybe he's still got it.
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] Deleted member 3452239:
I did. just downloaded 2.41, idk if he'll get back to me anytime soon
[AT&T, Rogers HTC One X, Telstra One XL] ECEXCURSION:
Should tell him we got jellybean too. (or close to it...)

Sent from my HTC One XL
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Raptor10439:
I have a Galaxy S2 i777 running Cyanogenmod 10. I bought some JVC Marshmallows (HA-FR36-B) with inline controls to play around with. I saw a while back online I can get inline controls to work by replacing a resister inside the control switch. I didn't realize it but these headphones only have one button. To my surprise, it works without any messing with it. The problem is the one button will either play/pause my music, or activate google voice dialing if I hold it (or press 3 times apparently). Is there anyway to customize this fuction (IE: 1 press pause, 2 press forward, 3 press back)
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 122ninjas:
HeadsetController is the only app that works on JB ime
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Raptor10439:
Did you mean JAYS Headset Controller, Headset Button Controller (cost money), or something not on the app store? JAYS is pretty unresponsive. It works but I have to be very slow and deliberate with my button presses which I can see becoming very annoying.

Could it be I have my phone underclocked to 800mhz to preserve battery life?

[edit]Welp, I'm an idiot. Poweramp supports this directly in the app. Still just as unresponsive though :\
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] 122ninjas:
The paid one. Try the trial for it to see if it works

Sent from my GS4 running CM11 Kandy Kane
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II SGH-I777] Raptor10439:
Seems very slightly improved but that could just be me being tired. I'll live with PowerAmp's built in function. Don't see this being worth the $3 (why must every little thing cost money on mobile when tools like this have been free on PC forever?).

Thanks bro
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] ahlex:
Hi, when i connect my note to the pc after flashing a rom it downloads the drivers or what not to open and view the deviceon the pc... after removing it and later trying to connect it again, i get a message saying, missing or can't find hardware for device... So i have to connect the device using the Mass Storage option. Is there anyway to fix this?
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Jetdr:
Well this possibly be implemented in your ROM?

Thanks!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
Already is ;)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Its TwiX:
Why do this over just renaming the image files? Seems like a lot of work for the same thing.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] imnuts:
This gets rid of the icon in what would be a "proper" manner. If you replaced the icon with a transparent image (what many people do), it still takes up a location on the status bar, and you may see an empty space between icons, or partially hidden notifications, if you use that method. Deleting the icon entirely would make an APK that can't be recompiled since the resources are missing.

This will allow you to make the icon fully disappear without taking up any space on the status bar, and allowing for the APK to be decompiled/recompiled in the future for more modifications.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] shojus:
Here comes another Rom! Love it!
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] inline6power:
well icon is still appearing after opening up maps or after opening an app that uses the gps. upon reboot its gone but it re appears after using the gps. any other ideas?