[Galaxy S6/S6 Edge] How to Remove S Finder & Quick Connect Buttons

After releasing the Galaxy S5, Samsung has added new features to the software, one of them is adding the “S Finder” and “Quick connect” buttons in the notification panel for make it easier to galaxy users to access it fast.
Its a great feature for some users but for many users these two buttons are too annoying because they don’t use it or they don’t even know its for what.

Unfortunately Samsung didn’t give us an option to remove S Finder and Quick Connect from notification panel, but if your have root access on your Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge we will help you to get ride of it.
S Finder and Quick Connect buttons are hidden on Verizon and AT&T Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge, so we will modify build.prop system file to change your device product name to AT&T or Verizon, lets get started.

Requirements:

• Rooted Samsung Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge.
• ES file explorer App installed or any other root file explorer app.

Instruction for getting ride of S Finder and Quick Connect:

Before starting please make a backup!

1. Open “ES File Explorer” and press on the top left icon.
2. Press Tools then choose Root Explorer.
   
3. Hit Mount R/W, change Path “/” and “/system” from RO to RW then press OK.
   
4. Once you press OK Superuser will ask for root permission hit GRANT.
5. Press the top left icon, hit Local, choose / Device.
   
6. Open system folder, search “build.prop” file, we will modify this file so its better to make backup before modifying it.
7. Now Tap “build.prop” file, then Select “ES Note Editor”.
   
8. Press the top right icon (3 dot) and choose Edit.
9. Search the following line:
   ro.product.name=zeroxxx

10. For Galaxy S6, Change this line from ro.product.name=zerofltexxx to (AT&T):
    ro.product.name=zeroflteatt
    or (Verizon):
    ro.product.name=zerofltevzw
11. For Galaxy S6 Edge, Change this line from ro.product.name=zeroltexxx to (AT&T):
    ro.product.name=zerolteatt
    or (Verizon):
    ro.product.name=zeroltevzw
12. Hit the back button then press Yes to save the file.
13. Reboot your device, to apply the changes.
14. profit.

Some Notes:

• You can restore S Finder and Quick Connect by restoring build.prop file step6.
• Downside of changing the product name to AT&T is that you will get your carrier name always on notification bar.
• Downside of changing the product name to Verizon is that you will get Verizon’s 4G LTE icon  always on notification bar.