In addition to knowing the meaning of some important screen icons on iPhones, you'll benefit from learning exactly what these mysterious Android symbols are trying to tell you.

Android phones are incredibly high-tech, with a number of symbols and icons displaying performance-related settings for battery use, Wi-Fi, and more.

The mobile network and WI-Fi icons display a rough approximation of the strength of the signal—the amount of the icon filled-in can be used to gauge how strong your signal is, like the battery icon.

In the status bar at the top of the display on an Android smartphone, you will find a number of symbols; some are easy to explain, while others are a little more technical. For example, the symbols ...

Step 3: Tap Turn Off Notifications in the bottom left corner. Note: If the Notification is set to Default, you can always tap Silent to turn off the sound and vibration for that app’s ...

Some of the Galaxy S9 notification bar icons above are what you’ll see often. These appear when you have a missed call, new emails, messages, downloads, GPS, or app updates.

Android Auto used to show the Wi-Fi icon up top next to the weather info and cell reception bars. However, for the past week the Wi-Fi icon has been missing, even though my phone is still ...

As spotted by Android Authority, a latent experiment in Android 15 swaps out the existing notification icons in the status bar for ones that match what you’d find on the homescreen.

Google is experimenting with replacing notification icons with app icons in Android 15. Android expert Mishaal Rahman, writing for Android Authority, uncovered the changes while exploring the Android ...

You’ll know if things go wrong because your Android phone will carry an exclamation icon next to the Wi-Fi symbol. That icon means that you’re connected to Wi-Fi, but there is no internet ...

Google is experimenting with changing which icons Android uses to show notifications in the status bar and always-on display. Android 15 notification icons could wildly change up their look ...

To turn these off and get rid of the icons, pull down the notification bar and look for the symbol. Find it, and tap once to turn it off. Last but not least, is the weird lightning bolt on your ...