Its deff a official os. i dont bother with hybrid/leaked os's. too many potential problems.
i followed your tut exact, im pretty sure. lol
i tried it twice with no avail
i think thats when it first happened.
i know it worked, then after an hour or so i checked my phone again and it wasnt showing anything, but i actually had new mail.
When you moved it left to right to make it thin, instead of making it as thin as possible, give some gap to the sides but not enough where another indicator can fit.