Basics

What do the icons on my phone mean?

Tap the top of your phone's screen and you instantly get information about network connectivity and signal strength, battery power, time, and much more.

The status bar will also appear momentarily when things change on your phone, so you'll get specific information about your phone at relevant times. For example, if your battery is running low, the status bar will show the low battery icon.

The following picture shows the order that icons appear on the status bar with corresponding descriptions for the different icons below.

1. Cellular signal strength

	Very high signal strength
	High signal strength
	Medium signal strength
	Low signal strength
	Very low signal strength
	Extremely low signal strength
	No signal because your phone isn't connected to a cellular network.
	Your phone is in Airplane mode. Cellular, Wi-Fi, FM radio, and Bluetooth connections are all turned off simultaneously when you turn on Airplane mode. (However, you can still turn Wi-Fi, FM radio, and Bluetooth on separately.) See What's Airplane mode? for more information.
	SIM card is missing.
	SIM card is locked. For more information, see Use a PIN to lock my SIM card.

2. Cellular data connection

	GPRS
	EDGE
	3G
	4G
	HSDPA/HSUPA
	RTT
	EVDO
	EVDV

Note

The cellular data connection icons might look different on your phone and can vary by mobile operator.

3. Call forwarding

The Call forwarding ( ) icon appears when call forwarding is turned on. To learn how to forward calls, see Make and receive phone calls.

4. Roaming

The Roaming ( ) icon lets you know that your phone is roaming and not using your home cellular network. For more information, see What's data roaming?

Note

The Roaming ( ) icon might look different on your phone and can vary by mobile operator.

5. Wi-Fi connection

	Connected to a Wi-Fi network. The icon is animated when your phone is trying to connect to a Wi-Fi network. For info about setting up a Wi-Fi connection, see Connect to a Wi-Fi network.
	Wi-Fi is turned on, but your phone isn't connected to a Wi-Fi network.
	Cellular data connection is shared with other devices over Wi-Fi. For more info, see Share my connection.

6. Bluetooth device

The Bluetooth ( ) icon indicates that a Bluetooth device is connected to your phone. To learn more, see Pair my phone with a Bluetooth accessory.

7. Phone profile

	The phone is in Vibrate mode.
	The phone is in Silent mode.

For more information about changing your phone profile, see Ringtones, sounds, and volume.

8. Keyboard and location

	Shift is on.
	Shift Lock is on.
	Fn is on.
	Fn Lock is on.
	English (United States) (ENU) is the current keyboard language. The letters that appear depend on the current keyboard language. To learn more, see Change my keyboard language.
	An app is accessing your phone's current location information. For more info about location awareness and services, see Location awareness and my phone.

Notes

The following icons only appear if your phone has a hardware keyboard: Shift on (), Shift Lock on (), Fn on (), Fn Lock on (), and Keyboard language ().
The Location () icon might not appear on all phones and depends on your phone manufacturer.

9. Battery

	Battery is charging.
	Phone is plugged in and battery is fully charged.
	Full battery power
	High battery power
	Medium battery power
	Low battery power
	Critically low battery power and needs to be charged.
	Battery power or state of the battery isn't known at the current time.
	Battery Saver is on.