SOLVED: The Complete Guide To Icons on Android Devices
Android cell phones, tablets and Chromebooks are now fully featured devices and they have a substantial number of sometimes confusing notification icons. We regularly receive requests from visitors about what the icons on their various Android devices mean so we invested a day researching all of the current Android icons we could track down.
We have also included a brief explanation of what each icon means, so you can quickly identify them and take the appropriate action. Additionally, we have included PaperHelp.org review at Academichelp.net, a popular online writing service, to provide you with additional resources for your Android device. It is important to use free VPN for Android to increase security and protect your privacy online.
For beginners, the single graphic below will explain most of the common icons.
However, there are a myriad of other Android icons that sit in the notification bar at the top of your screen and here is the most complete list of explanations we could create.
Hello. I have a black dot on my status bar a I have searched Google and cannot find an explanation for it. My daughter (who has the same phone as I do) and me husband both do not have it. Am I being spied on?
I have a Moto G Stylus through Google Fi.
Thank you in advance.
Hi Sheeri;
Can you send us a screen shot? Our email address is on the CONTACT page.
Thanks
I have an icon which looks like a cloud and another which looks like a ship's propeller. What are they?
Hi Tom;
If you can send us a screenshot, we will look into it :)
I keep getting a solid black icon in my status bar, it comes and goes periodically. Can you please tell me what it is? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.
A black square? If so is it full size (i.e. same size as the other icons)?
This is a wonderfull chart. I thought learning to read chinese was hard. These icons are frustrating to those of us who are inexperienced. Some of the descriptions are as inegmatic as the icons. You might add explanations of the descriptions.
Thanks for the kind words and suggestion Jonathan. There are so many, I needed to keep it brief.
Hi Ian
What is two circles with arrow through?
I've checked your contact page on where to send screenshots - On site support does not give any contact information?
Hi Melanie;
In your private message to me, you identified that icon as an app named "Reface". We are putting this comment through to help others with similar questions.
Thanks.
What is a phone handset on angle with a plus sign?
Hi Jenny;
If you can send me a screenshot of that icon (see our CONTACT PAGE) I will dig into it further, but it sounds like (pun intended) it might be to add more callers to a conference call.
my girl told me her phone is not working i see faded white bars all of them are faded and then next to that full WiFi bar all solid white no arrows up and down just the bars so what could be the problem? philippines use load to use a phone and sim cards she did buy a new sim card but still did not work she then tried the card oh her sisters phone and it worked do u have any idea what it could be also what does that mean to have all WiFi bard are full solid white but the signal bars are faded meaning no signal
Hi Wolf;
A few questions may help: Is there any damage on the device? Was it dropped in water? What is the make and model? What is the version of Android?
I have not seen the icons you describe, but if they are faded IT people would likely call that "greyed out" and likely means that the WiFi is down. What I have seen is icons with a circle and a line through them to indicate a problem, which is not the icon you describe. I would take the device to a retail store or kiosk that supports the brand you have and ask them. As a guess I would suggest that the WiFi has failed (i.e. internal antenna has come loose).
I've looked at your icon list several times, but don't see the one I'm looking for. It's a rectangular shape with a black interior and two short vertical lines on each side. What do you think?
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Hello. I have a black dot on my status bar a I have searched Google and cannot find an explanation for it. My daughter (who has the same phone as I do) and me husband both do not have it. Am I being spied on?
I have a Moto G Stylus through Google Fi.
Thank you in advance.
Hi Sheeri;
Can you send us a screen shot? Our email address is on the CONTACT page.
Thanks
I have an icon which looks like a cloud and another which looks like a ship's propeller. What are they?
Hi Tom;
If you can send us a screenshot, we will look into it :)
I keep getting a solid black icon in my status bar, it comes and goes periodically. Can you please tell me what it is? I can't find it anywhere. Thanks.
A black square? If so is it full size (i.e. same size as the other icons)?
This is a wonderfull chart. I thought learning to read chinese was hard. These icons are frustrating to those of us who are inexperienced. Some of the descriptions are as inegmatic as the icons. You might add explanations of the descriptions.
Thanks for the kind words and suggestion Jonathan. There are so many, I needed to keep it brief.
Hi Ian
What is two circles with arrow through?
I've checked your contact page on where to send screenshots - On site support does not give any contact information?
Hi Melanie;
In your private message to me, you identified that icon as an app named "Reface". We are putting this comment through to help others with similar questions.
Thanks.
What is a phone handset on angle with a plus sign?
Hi Jenny;
If you can send me a screenshot of that icon (see our CONTACT PAGE) I will dig into it further, but it sounds like (pun intended) it might be to add more callers to a conference call.
my girl told me her phone is not working i see faded white bars all of them are faded and then next to that full WiFi bar all solid white no arrows up and down just the bars so what could be the problem? philippines use load to use a phone and sim cards she did buy a new sim card but still did not work she then tried the card oh her sisters phone and it worked do u have any idea what it could be also what does that mean to have all WiFi bard are full solid white but the signal bars are faded meaning no signal
Hi Wolf;
A few questions may help: Is there any damage on the device? Was it dropped in water? What is the make and model? What is the version of Android?
I have not seen the icons you describe, but if they are faded IT people would likely call that "greyed out" and likely means that the WiFi is down. What I have seen is icons with a circle and a line through them to indicate a problem, which is not the icon you describe. I would take the device to a retail store or kiosk that supports the brand you have and ask them. As a guess I would suggest that the WiFi has failed (i.e. internal antenna has come loose).
I've looked at your icon list several times, but don't see the one I'm looking for. It's a rectangular shape with a black interior and two short vertical lines on each side. What do you think?