Description of Galaxy S9 Notification Bar Icons

If you’re wondering what some of these weird icons are on your Galaxy S9, we’re here to help. This quick guide will help you understand what all the notification bar icons mean. We’re talking about the little symbols at the top of your screen next to the time, date and battery indicator.

What is the weird circle with a plus sign on my Galaxy S9? What is that lightning bolt? Or is this nonsense, or even the stop symbol? If you’ve asked yourself any of these questions, we have the answers. We will not only tell you what they mean, we will help you get rid of them.

Most of the icons at the top of your screen are important. These will let you know which settings or features are turned on or in use. They also show your 4G LTE data connection, 2G, 3G, WiFi, battery levels and upcoming alarms. If you see an icon that you don’t recognize or don’t know how it got there, keep reading.

Description of Galaxy S9 Notification Bar Icons

You can spend an entire night reading. Galaxy S9 user guide, but this will only tell you about a few icons. The most frequently asked icons are not even mentioned in the manual. That said, here are a few images provided by Samsung detailing some common notification bar icons. Then we will explain ourselves further.

Some of the Galaxy S9 notification bar icons above are what you’ll see often. These appear when you have missed calls, new emails, messages, downloads, GPS or app updates. These are all pretty common and most people understand what they mean.

Then you can see some of the ones shown above. These are a few fairly common icons, such as your data connection or WiFi internet. All carriers have a different logo for 2G, 3G, 4G, H, H+ and 4G LTE. This is the type of connection you have with AT&T or Verizon. These icons let you know that you have an active connection and what type it is. You want 4G LTE everywhere.

If you didn’t find what you were looking for above, here are a few more that you can see and not understand.

What Do These Strange Galaxy S9 Icons Mean?

most widespread question We see the Galaxy S8 notification bar icons It is a single semicircle with a plus sign in the middle. Now we see similar questions for the Galaxy S9. You can see it in our photo below. Even if you restart the phone, this does not disappear. We also get a lot of questions about a “lightning bolt” on the Galaxy S9 notification bar.

This weird circle is the plus sign. At some point, you turned this feature on. Samsung’s Data Saver reduces data usage by preventing certain apps from sending and receiving data in the background. If photos aren’t loading directly in apps (like Facebook), it’s because of Data Saver.

Pull down the notification bar and tap the gear-shaped settings button. and go to . Now that little icon will eventually disappear. However, your phone will use more data than before and you can review your monthly data plan. Then the single B icon stands for Bluetooth. I always see the B notification icon as I am always connected to headphones or my truck stereo.

What is this “N” on my Galaxy S9? This N-shaped icon stands for NFC or Near Field Communication. Apps and services use NFC to quickly pair Bluetooth accessories like a speaker. Or you also use NFC when making mobile payments with Samsung Pay or Google Pay.

And if you see a target on your Galaxy S9, don’t worry. This is GPS only on most models of the phone. If you’re using Google Maps or Navigation, you’ll see a bullseye icon. Or notice a circle with a line inside, such as a no smoking sign. This means you don’t have a mobile connection or you removed your SIM card from the phone. If you see an “R” next to your signal bars, it means you’re roaming and not on 3G or 4G LTE. Roaming still works when you’re an AT&T customer but no AT&T service around, but because your phone has found service from T-Mobile or someone else. Roaming charges can be very expensive so beware if you see R.

More Common Galaxy S9 Icons

Airplane mode is another frequently asked icon, even on the Galaxy S9. If you see an airplane, you probably pulled down the notification bar and accidentally turned on airplane mode. When you see this icon, you probably don’t have internet or Bluetooth.

Airplane mode turns off all wireless signals on your phone. WiFi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE, internet etc. as. Some airports believe these signals can block a plane, so they cause you to turn everything off as you fly. Hence the name, airplane mode.

If you see a circle with a line in the middle, it means Do Not Disturb mode. Again, you probably accidentally turned this on by pressing DnD mode with the notification bar open. This blocks all notifications from coming in and is a feature that millions of people love.

To get rid of any of these icons, pull down the notification bar and look for the symbol. Find it and tap once to turn it off.

Lightning on My Galaxy S9?

And finally, we need to talk about that lightning bolt that people keep seeing on the Galaxy S9 and Galaxy S9+. This is actually the icon for a feature known as download accelerator. An extremely useful feature that most carriers in the United States have disabled on their Galaxy phones and tablets.

Download booster allows the phone to combine both 4G LTE and WiFi for the fastest possible speeds when downloading a file. Basically, use your phone connection and home WiFi together for a better experience. Nothing to worry about, but here’s how to turn it off.

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