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How to enable or disable device bars with Knox cloud services

Last updated July 30th, 2025

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Device

Environment

  • Knox Manage
  • Knox Configure
  • Knox Service Plugin
  • Samsung devices

Overview

This article explains how to enable or disable different device bars with Knox cloud services. On your device, there are different types of bars:

Bar Description Can be configured with
Status bar/system status bar The status bar contains notification and system icons. The status bar is located at the top of the screen. Knox Manage, Knox Configure, Knox Service Plugin
Navigation bar The navigation bar allows for controlling navigation on the device. The navigation bar is located at the bottom of the screen. Knox Manage, Knox Configure, Knox Service Plugin
System bar The system bar consists of both the status bar and the navigation bar. Knox Manage, Knox Configure
Taskbar The taskbar is a One UI feature that allows for users to access frequently used apps. The taskbar is located at the bottom of the screen, and is available for Samsung tablets and the Galaxy Z Fold. None
Now bar The Now bar is a One UI feature that allows for users to view notification, music, or modes and routines from the lock screen. The Now bar is located at the bottom of the screen. None

How to change the device bars with Knox Manage

With Knox Manage, you can configure the following device bars:

  • Status bar
  • Navigation bar
  • System bar

The Taskbar is unavailable for devices in Kiosk mode.

The following profile policies are available for configuration in Knox Manage under Samsung Knox (Android Enterprise):

Policy Description
Kiosk > System Bar

Enables or disables the status bar and navigation bar:

  • Allow – Enables both
  • Disallow – Disables both
  • Allow status bar only – Enables the status bar only
  • Allow navigation bar only – Enables the navigation bar only

The following profile policy values areavailable for configuration in Knox Manage under Android Enterprise:

Policy Description
Staging > System Status Bar Enables/disables the status bar
Staging > Notification Bar Shows/hides notifications on the status bar

How to change the device bars with Knox Configure

With Knox Configure, you can configure the following device bars:

  • Status bar
  • Navigation bar
  • System bar

By default, ProKiosk devices hides the status bar.

The following profile settings are available for configuration in Knox Configure in the Configure settings page:

Policy Description
Sound & display > DISPLAY > Hide system bar Hides the status bar, navigation bar, or both depending on the device platform.

For ProKiosk devices, the following profile settings are available for configuration in Knox Configure:

Policy Description
Kiosk settings > STATUS BAR > Hide status bar Hides the status bar for ProKiosk mode devices. By default, this setting is selected.

How to change the device bars with Knox Service Plugin

With Knox Service Plugin, you can configure the following device bars:

  • Status bar
  • Navigation bar

The following policies are available in Knox Service Plugin by creating a configuration (by default, the first configuration is called Configuration 1):

Name of Configuration Item Description
Display > Navigation bar Allows/restricts the device user from modifying the navigation bar in the device settings
Notifications > Advanced settings > Show notification icons

Shows/hides notifications on the status bar:

  • 0 – Show all notifications
  • 1 – Show the three most recent notifications
  • 2 – Disables notifications
  • 3 – Show the number of notifications

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