Ubuntu – Restore wireless / bluetooth / battery icon back to Top Panel

Contributor Icon Contributed by seamonkey420 Date Icon December 25, 2007  
Tag Icon Tagged: Linux

This recipe will show you how to easily add the wireless, bluetooth and battery icon back to your top panel in Ubuntu 7.10 (gnome).


I’m a newb to Ubuntu and just recently installed it on my HP TC1100 tablet pc and ran into the problem where my wireless, bluetooth and battery button were missing. I checked all the items available in the Add to Panel menu but could not figure it out.

The answer was easy! Just readd the Notification Area back under Utilities in the Add to Panel menu. Here is the step by step.

1. Right-Click on the Top Panel area or whichever Panel you want to add the icons too and choose Add to Panel

2. Scroll down to the Utilities area and either Drag the Notification Area item to the Panel or click on it and click the +Add button.

3. Voila! Bluetooth (if you have BT), Wifi, and Battery status will be back. Wasn’t that easy?

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  • Jon
    Many thanks for this post - I am not sure how it disappeared, but it is very handy to get it back! :o)
  • bradleypariah
    I had only the Bluetooth icon missing, so this fix didn't work. I tried deleting the panel and creating a new one, but when I added the Notification Area, I still only had the battery icon, sound icon, and wireless icon - no Bluetooth. What I finally figured out was: go to System > Preferences > Bluetooth. In the bottom left-hand corner, I checked "Show Bluetooth icon". This made the icon show up in the notification area once again. Yippie! :-D
    I feel dumb, so I hope I can help others avoid my recent frustration.
  • maginga
    this method is very easy and i encourage you to help in other issues
  • Dragix
    Thank you! This has also been bothering me. This page was the 1st result on Bing
  • petee
    Thank You sooo much, deleted it by mistake and just decided to reinstall ha
    happened again and decided to look for help this time
    You saved me :D
  • Stefano
    thanks...very useful
  • Cgoody
    awesome!
  • Anonymous
    Thank you!!!! This has been getting on my nerves for a week!!
    GREAT
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