Nacho Notch — Notch Hider was a personalization app developed by Zachary Wander. It was removed from Google Play Aug 16, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Nacho Notch — Notch Hider had been downloaded 840 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
Nacho Notch — Notch Hider was rated 4.03 out of 5 stars, based on 3.5 thousand ratings.
App Information
Nacho Notch — Notch Hider was free to download. The APK download size was 14.65 MB. The last available version was 46. The last update was on May 29, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Nacho Notch — Notch Hider required Android 7.0+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play April 2018.
Description
Support me on Patreon! For $1/mo, you get access to all of my paid apps, along with development updates and more! https://www.patreon.com/zacharywander.
IMPORTANT: The launcher icon does nothing useful! Don't open it if you read this! This app works through the use of a custom Quick Tile. Add the tile by opening the notification shade all the way, tapping the pencil or "EDIT," and dragging "Hide Notch" to the active area. Check the "Promo" video for a visual guide, or follow this link: https://youtu.be/HhH5wK1NokY
ALSO IMPORTANT: Android prevents screen overlays from showing on the lockscreen, so this app will not and cannot work when the device is locked!
PLEASE READ THESE TERMS. They describe how Nacho Notch works, and will likely answer most questions. https://github.com/zacharee/NachoNotch/blob/master/app/src/main/assets/Terms.md.
ZENFONE 5 USERS: After installing, if the tile doesn't show up in your quick settings menu, reboot. This is a ZenUI bug!
Maybe you have a phone with a notch, maybe you don't. If you do, you might also be annoyed by having this black blob in the middle of a light-colored status bar most of the time.
If this description fits you, you probably want this app. Nacho Notch colors the status bar black while the device is in the portrait orientation, making it better fit with the notch (thereby "hiding" it).
Even if you don't have a notch, but still want a black status bar, you can use the app too. It dynamically finds the height of your statusbar, so you won't be dealing with too little or too much height, or finnicky manual sizing.
Icon color force option by Lee Shawn
Idea by Mishaal Rahman of XDA Developers (article: https://www.xda-developers.com/hide-notch-huawei-p20-essential-phone-oneplus-6-asus-zenfone-5) GitHub: https://github.com/zacharee/NachoNotch
Recent changes: * Improve boot behavior on Android 15 and later.
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★★★★★
Must-have for me. Especially since I use the accessible menu buttons and a lot of apps don't have a color for the bottom bar, so I get blinded with white bars while using dark mode. Even if I don't have a notch and just have a camera on top on my current phone I was so happy when the app gave me a full black top bar.
★★★★★
I love it! I can't stand to look at punch holes or notches! I recently used the settings to fine tune my home screen gaps at the top and the bottom (nav bar) that were only a sliver but still bugged me. Five million stars!!! Thank you!!!
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't work in landscape orientation and makes the navigation buttons white and hard to see. Please add an option to make it work in landscape mode, and if possible an option to make the navigation buttons stay adaptable to their environment, so the buttons turn dark when they are on a light colored background making them better visible, instead of being white all the time even on light backgrounds.
★★☆☆☆
Doesn't work on a OnePlus 6t. I can't hide the notch or change the color of the status bar.
★★☆☆☆
Important this app needs to be updated immediately the last update causes this app to make Samsung phones inoperable.
★★☆☆☆
Please add option to hide navigation corners when the keyboard is open. When I use keyboard, black navigation bar is in the middle of keyboard.
Technologies used by Nacho Notch — Notch Hider
Nacho Notch — Notch Hider is requesting 8 permissions and is using 21 libraries.
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