diff --git a/src/baseTypes.ts b/src/baseTypes.ts
index 4c6fafc..ed56298 100644
--- a/src/baseTypes.ts
+++ b/src/baseTypes.ts
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ export interface RemotelySavePluginSettings {
   lang?: LangTypeAndAuto;
   logToDB?: boolean;
   skipSizeLargerThan?: number;
+  enableStatusBarInfo: boolean;
   lastSuccessSync?: number;
 
   /**
diff --git a/src/langs b/src/langs
index 58c0bc5..a0c4a6c 160000
--- a/src/langs
+++ b/src/langs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 58c0bc5057aee3825bc21b50f2d4b1c95da17b9b
+Subproject commit a0c4a6ca6c7e5d5f3b7f1cd28ec13518a5a01c02
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 727ce82..2f5b7ad 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   addIcon,
   setIcon,
   FileSystemAdapter,
+  Platform,
 } from "obsidian";
 import cloneDeep from "lodash/cloneDeep";
 import { createElement, RotateCcw, RefreshCcw, FileText } from "lucide";
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: RemotelySavePluginSettings = {
   lang: "auto",
   logToDB: false,
   skipSizeLargerThan: -1,
+  enableStatusBarInfo: true,
   lastSuccessSync: -1
 };
 
@@ -679,14 +681,18 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
       async () => this.syncRun("manual")
     );
 
-    const statusBarItem = this.addStatusBarItem();
-    this.statusBarElement = statusBarItem.createEl("span");
-    this.statusBarElement.setAttribute("aria-label-position", "top");
-    this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(this.settings.lastSuccessSync);
-    // update statusbar text every 30 seconds
-    this.registerInterval(window.setInterval(() => {
+    // Create Status Bar Item (not supported on mobile)
+    if (!Platform.isMobileApp && this.settings.enableStatusBarInfo === true) {
+      const statusBarItem = this.addStatusBarItem();
+      this.statusBarElement = statusBarItem.createEl("span");
+      this.statusBarElement.setAttribute("aria-label-position", "top");
+
       this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(this.settings.lastSuccessSync);
-    }, 1000*30));
+      // update statusbar text every 30 seconds
+      this.registerInterval(window.setInterval(() => {
+        this.updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(this.settings.lastSuccessSync);
+      }, 1000 * 30));
+    }
 
     this.addCommand({
       id: "start-sync",
@@ -983,6 +989,8 @@ export default class RemotelySavePlugin extends Plugin {
   }
 
   updateLastSuccessSyncMsg(lastSuccessSyncMillis?: number) {
+    if (this.statusBarElement === undefined) return;
+
     const t = (x: TransItemType, vars?: any) => {
       return this.i18n.t(x, vars);
     };
diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index b92a6d0..ca76a4c 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -1597,6 +1597,22 @@ export class RemotelySaveSettingTab extends PluginSettingTab {
             await this.plugin.saveSettings();
           });
       });
+    
+    // custom status bar items is not supported on mobile
+    if (!Platform.isMobileApp) {
+      new Setting(basicDiv)
+        .setName(t("settings_enablestatusbar_info"))
+        .setDesc(t("settings_enablestatusbar_info_desc"))
+        .addToggle((toggle) => {
+          toggle
+            .setValue(this.plugin.settings.enableStatusBarInfo)
+            .onChange(async (val) => {
+              this.plugin.settings.enableStatusBarInfo = val;
+              await this.plugin.saveSettings();
+              new Notice(t("settings_enablestatusbar_reloadrequired_notice"));
+            });
+        });
+    }
 
     //////////////////////////////////////////////////
     // below for advanced settings
diff --git a/tests/configPersist.test.ts b/tests/configPersist.test.ts
index cde0a7c..544eac8 100644
--- a/tests/configPersist.test.ts
+++ b/tests/configPersist.test.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const DEFAULT_SETTINGS: RemotelySavePluginSettings = {
   password: "password",
   serviceType: "s3",
   currLogLevel: "info",
+  enableStatusBarInfo: true,
 };
 
 describe("Config Persist tests", () => {