I updated my kernel last night and now I have a transparent status bar. I hate it and want the black one back. Please help, I don't want to use nova etc.
If it's the official Samsung ROM, I don't believe you can If you're rooted, you could modify the necessary code (I don't know exactly how, but I know that it is possible) or you could install a custom ROM with a solid notification bar. Or, like you said, change launchers.