Do you have a strange letter or symbol appearing for the signal icon on your Android device? Make sense of these icons that appear in the notification area with this information.
 | Signal Bars with R – Roaming and connected to network outside service area |
 | LTE with arrows – Connected to Long Term Evolution (LTE) data network |
 | 4G with arrows – Connected to Fourth Generation (4G) data network |
 | 3G with arrows – Connected to Third Generation (3G) data network |
 | E with arrows – Connected to EDGE data network |
 | G with arrows – Connected to General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network |
 | H with arrows – Connected to High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network |
 | H+ with arrows – Connected to Evolved High Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) network |
 | WiFi with arrows – Connected to WiFi network |
 | WiFi with exclamation mark – Problem connecting to WiFi network |
 | Bluetooth B – Bluetooth is enabled |
 | Circle with slash – Not connected to network |
 | Phone – Actively on a call |
 | Phone with arrow – Missed call |
 | Map pin – GPS is enabled |
 | X on Battery Charge – Battery charging at a very low rate |
Jill Hanst says
When I type a message to text and I hit send it acts as tho it’s not going to send..the send signal just spins and spins..the a Red triangle with an exclamation mark in its center is by my text..but it won’t send???
Eileen M says
I hope you can help me. My android tablet is showing as connected to wifi but then a down arrow appears in the center of the fan shaped icon. The arrow appears for a few seconds disappears then shows again.
I thought that it might be showing that I’m receiving data. This never showed before and I don’t have anything open but my battery is draining quickly.
Thanks for your insight.
Eileen
Bill Wellington says
Have a contact that the circle with slash has appeared and now unable to receive text messages. Could you enlighten me as to why this has happened!.
Thanks Bill W