Any way to remove Now Bar from Status Bar?

[Deeej]

Just started with new update. Takes up most of the notifications space and isn't helpful at all. Don't see any option in settings to remove it just from here. 

[LAFadhel]

Or move it to the other side 💀

[CEParsons]

Looks like you can disable media in the now bar altogether, but not the live activity alone.

But let's be real... One Plus has the proper implementation of this feature.

The dynamic island/live alerts/live activities/whatever you want to call them belong in the center where the hole punch is, where it doesn't interfere with other status bar elements.

[userlQcCM1wRc8]

Dynamic Spot is an excellent third party solution. Highly customizable.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jamworks.dynamicspot

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[DataGhost]

Give us an option to remove it. I do not want it in the status bar, in any case not hiding my normal notification icons. At the same time, I do want media controls on my lock screen and AOD. Currently it is not possible to do both these things, it's either no media controls at all, or my notification icons hidden.

[Sh4rr3n]

The new update is not user friendly like it was it should be options not fixed settings that we can't choose to change. The media player in the status bar is annoying. Not to mention the Buble look if everything which kinda feels like an apple thing which is very far from what I want in a phone. And the notifications in the lock screen is not the greatest I liked then in the middle with just icons was perfect for me if I wanted to see more in could just select them. Really need to be options not fixed .

[Members_pPhYsui]

Samsung UI 7 is terrible.  A true **bleep**.  Most of the top notification bar is taken up notifying me that media is playing.  I already know media is playing by hearing it.  Would like to remove that notification.  I always preferred Samsung but now hate it because of this update to UI 7.  **bleep**. 

[Members_pPhYsui]

And not to mention Samsung cleans the replies so they don't appear to be extremely negative.  Samsung is terrible.

[Members_pPhYsui]

UI 7 changes the battery indication to white background with black letters.  Much harder to read that way compared to having black background with white letters.  Lack of thinking from Samsung.