# Arc 4 : Supress Status Bar Indicator? **URL:** \ **Category:** Arc App Support\ **Created:** [22 April 2026 14:03 UTC](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/arc-4-supress-status-bar-indicator/1174 "2026-04-22T14:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 2
**Author:** ![hwilkinson](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/support.bigpaua.com/hwilkinson/32/657_2.png) [@hwilkinson](https://support.bigpaua.com/u/hwilkinson)\ **Post date:** [22 April 2026 14:35 UTC](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/arc-4-supress-status-bar-indicator/1174/2 "2026-04-22T14:35:57Z")
This is one of the most talked about issues on this forum. Give it a search. > [@Introducing Arc Timeline 4 - the next generation of Arc](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/introducing-arc-timeline-4-the-next-generation-of-arc/1141/43): > > Hi @obenn! Unfortunately the old app didn’t work fine without the indicator showing. Turning it off still causes data gaps (that Arc Recorder has to pick up from, if installed) and results in usually higher energy consumption / battery use. Yeah, it would be great if Apple gave us the option to turn it off ourselves per app. That would be ideal. But until then, this is the situation as it stands now. Sorry about that! Here’s but one example! TL;DR no. --- _[View the full topic](https://support.bigpaua.com/t/arc-4-supress-status-bar-indicator/1174)._