How to Hide Your Rank Badge and Star Protection in Mobile Legends

Short answer: I could not verify a current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang setting that independently hides your rank badge or the Star Protection indicator. Treat them as separate things: the rank badge communicates your Ranked standing, while Star Protection is a Ranked-mode mechanic that can prevent star loss. If you only want to limit what other players see, check the current Privacy and Profile options in your own game client; do not assume a match-history setting also hides rank or Star Protection.

This guide reflects the official Mobile Legends app listing available on October 8, 2026. That listing identifies Season 42 and a recent Namecard feature upgrade, but it does not document a rank-badge or Star-Protection visibility switch. Menus and features can vary by version or region, so the steps below help you check safely without relying on a made-up menu path.

First, identify what you are trying to hide

“Rank badge” can refer to more than one display element in MLBB. It might mean the badge for your current Ranked tier, a seasonal avatar border, a featured profile title, or a hero/local ranking title. These are not necessarily controlled by the same setting. A cosmetic border or featured title may have its own display or equip controls; the account’s current Ranked tier is a separate piece of information.

“Star Protection” can also mean different things. It may refer to a Star Protection Card, a Star Protection Points gauge, or a shield/confirmation shown when protection is applied. Hiding a symbol on screen is not the same as disabling the protection mechanic, and not seeing an indicator does not prove protection is inactive.

What the official information confirms

The current Mobile Legends: Bang Bang app listing describes the active Season 42 update and directs players to the in-game Contact Us option for customer support. Its update summary does not list a control to hide a rank badge or Star Protection indicator. The official-facing Google Play guide to MLBB ranks describes Star Protection as part of Ranked play: protection can come from an item or accumulated points, and a full protection gauge can prevent a star loss.

These sources explain the rank system and identify where to contact support, but they do not provide a current, step-by-step settings path for hiding either display. That is a meaningful limit: it would be inaccurate to promise that a particular Privacy toggle exists based on old screenshots or community posts.

How to check the current client without changing your rank

1. Update the game and note the exact item

Install the latest update available through your app store, then open MLBB and take note of where the badge or shield appears. Is it on your profile page, beside your name in a lobby, during the Ranked loading screen, or only after a match? A seasonal avatar border, a current-rank emblem, a hero title, and a post-match protection notice can look like badges but have different functions.

For example, if the item is a decorative avatar frame on your profile, look for a profile customization or equip control. If the emblem is the tier you earned in Ranked, do not assume that removing a frame will conceal the tier itself.

2. Check Privacy and Profile display options

From the lobby, open the game settings and inspect the Privacy section and any profile/namecard customization section available in your version. Look for a clearly named option such as rank visibility, badge display, or show rank. Only use a control that actually appears in your client and clearly describes the item you want to hide. If you find a setting for match history, it controls match-history visibility; it should not be treated as proof that the rank badge or Star Protection has also been hidden.

Menu labels can change with updates, and the current public app listing does not spell out these settings. If there is no rank-visibility option in the relevant sections, do not change unrelated account, region, or matchmaking options as a workaround.

3. Separate a cosmetic badge from your Ranked status

If the badge is a profile decoration or featured title, open the specific customization screen and check whether the game offers an unequip, replace, or hide control for that item. Confirm the result by viewing your profile as another player would see it, if the game provides a preview. Removing a decoration may change only the profile appearance; it does not lower your rank or erase Ranked results.

If the badge is your current Ranked tier or a rank marker shown to teammates, I could not confirm a separate hide control in the official material reviewed. Avoid using third-party apps, modified clients, or file edits to remove it. They are not verified in-game privacy settings and can create account-security or fair-play problems.

4. Treat Star Protection as a gameplay mechanic

If you mean the Star Protection Points gauge, the official rank guide describes it as accumulating through Ranked play and protecting a star when the gauge is full. It is not simply a profile ornament that can be unequipped. If you mean a Star Protection Card, read its in-game description before a match and decide whether to use it when the game offers that choice. Do not spend or discard cards to try to hide a shield icon; using an item and hiding an indicator are different actions.

If the protection icon appears only after a match, it may be a result notice showing that protection applied. If it appears before or during a Ranked match, record the screen and the game version so support can identify what the indicator means. The official material available does not verify an option to suppress those indicators while leaving the system unchanged.

What to do if no hide option appears

• For a cosmetic frame or featured title: use only the relevant profile customization control if the current client provides one.
• For match history: use a clearly labeled history-privacy control, but do not expect it to hide rank or Star Protection unless the client explicitly says so.
• For the current rank badge: if Privacy and Profile settings contain no rank-visibility switch, consider it not user-hideable in that client version unless support confirms otherwise.
• For a Star Protection gauge or shield: treat it as a Ranked system indicator. No verified current hide toggle was found.
• For an indicator that seems incorrect: capture a screenshot, note your region, device, server, and app version, then contact Mobile Legends support through the in-game Contact Us option.

Common mistakes

Confusing “hide history” with “hide rank”

Match history is a list of previous games. A rank badge is a current or seasonal status display. Hiding one does not necessarily hide the other. Check the exact text beside any privacy switch before relying on it.

Assuming Star Protection can be switched off

A protection card may be a selectable item, while protection points are described as an accumulating system. Those are different mechanisms. A display-only request does not require you to disable protection or alter your Ranked choices.

Following instructions from a different season

Old images and videos may show a menu layout or feature from an earlier patch. MLBB changes profile and namecard features over time; the Google Play listing, for example, notes a Namecard upgrade in the current Season 42 release information. Check the options in your installed client and ask in-game support when the displayed element is not clearly named.

Bottom line

As of October 8, 2026, the official sources checked confirm Star Protection as a Ranked mechanic but do not document a current independent switch for hiding the rank badge or its protection indicator. First determine whether the badge is a cosmetic profile item or your actual Ranked tier. Then check the current Privacy and Profile controls, and use only an explicit display toggle if one is present. For Star Protection, do not confuse the use of a card or points-based protection with hiding its on-screen indicator. If the relevant control is missing or the display is unclear, send a screenshot to support through the in-game Contact Us option instead of guessing at an outdated menu path.