Get to know the indicator icons in your Galaxy Note 3.
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The icons displayed at the top of the screen provide information about the status of Galaxy Note 3. The icons listed in the table below are most common.
Icon | Meaning |
 | No signal |
 | Signal strength |
 | Roaming (outside of normal service area) |
 | GPRS network connected |
 | EDGE network connected |
 | UMTS network connected |
 | HSDPA network connected |
 | HSPA+ network connected |
 | LTE network connected |
 | Wi-Fi connected |
 | Bluetooth feature activated |
 | GPS activated |
 | Call in progress |
 | Missed call |
 | Air gesture feature activated |
 | Smart screen feature activated |
 | Synced with the web |
 | Connected to computer |
 | No SIM or USIM card |
 | New text or multimedia message |
 | Alarm activated |
 | S Pen removed |
 | Silent mode activated |
 | Vibration mode activated |
 | Flight mode activated |
 | Error occurred or caution required |
 | Battery power level |
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Amc says
February 8, 2018 at 3:56 amPicture of a phone with a circle around the bottom
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February 8, 2018 at 9:30 amYou can share a screenshot in our Facebook page so that others can see what you are referring to.
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goat says
May 8, 2015 at 12:03 pmWhat does the letter B inside of a box on the left side of notification bar mean?
Simon says
May 8, 2015 at 2:14 pmYou should have a notification in the notification panel.
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kirsten says
April 9, 2015 at 12:03 amThere’s a fire looking symbol right behind where it says 4G lte on my phone. Just appeared within the past hour. My phone isn’t slow or anything but I can’t figure it out
Simon says
April 9, 2015 at 12:22 amTake a screenshot and share with community. Someone may recognize it.
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Alejandra Vargas says
February 22, 2015 at 2:22 pmDoes anyone know what the b” icon mean? Thanks! 🙁
Simon says
February 22, 2015 at 10:34 pmIn left side or right side of the status bar? Do you see any notifications?
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Jonathan Cantu says
February 8, 2015 at 10:16 amMy symbol is not listed as well.. It’s a white box with what looks like an ‘N’ inside it. Any idea what it could be?
Simon says
February 8, 2015 at 1:13 pmIs it in the left side or right side of the status bar?
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Amanda says
November 13, 2015 at 4:59 pmI would like to know what that symbol means also the box with like an N in side
Simon says
November 14, 2015 at 2:36 amNFC?
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Lisa says
December 15, 2015 at 6:30 amThe N symbol that comes up on the phone is for transferring information between phones when they are next to one another. You can turn it off by going into your settings.
Wayne says
February 1, 2015 at 1:43 amAir gjus ture not working?
Davis says
September 20, 2014 at 10:57 amNo.. Nothing… I updated the prl and profile as well…
Simon says
September 20, 2014 at 1:40 pmNot sure about the icon without seeing it. But you can just reboot the phone to see whether it is till there.
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Davis says
September 20, 2014 at 2:32 amI have a side ways triangle who’s tip points to a 2 only on lock screen on the top left… Any ideas… It’s vexing me…
Simon says
September 20, 2014 at 4:34 amDid you get any notifications corresponding to it?
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Becky Jackson says
August 7, 2014 at 11:48 pmI have an icon that is an N with a signal sign under it ???
Simon says
August 8, 2014 at 12:06 amIt’s NFC.
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Monja says
April 28, 2014 at 2:07 amI have icon on left side next to my 4g icon, it a square that has what looks like check marks, on goes up and other goes down.. Does anyone know that they mean.
Simon says
April 28, 2014 at 9:49 amDid you see any notification messages when you saw it? Normally there should. I be one.
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Lois says
April 8, 2014 at 7:08 pmIcon at top of screen looks like an inverted check mark with a regular check mark next to it giving the appearance of the letter N. The 2 do not touch each other.
Simon says
April 8, 2014 at 11:54 pmIf it is on top left, it usually has a corresponding notification.
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Susie says
April 25, 2014 at 11:08 pmI have this icon to the left of my 4g
Simon says
April 26, 2014 at 4:01 amIt is probably the NFC icon.
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Sierra Rose Bates says
June 13, 2016 at 6:37 amWhat is nfc
Simon says
June 13, 2016 at 11:40 amNear field communication.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Near_field_communication
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o johnson says
June 12, 2015 at 12:51 amI have same symbol, did u find out wht it is?
curious says
February 21, 2014 at 2:12 pmI see an orange envelope icon with a wavy line at the bottom of the envelope…any ideas??!!
Simon says
February 22, 2014 at 6:34 amNor sure.
If it is in the top left, it can be an app you installed.
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Moira Davis says
January 31, 2014 at 1:27 amI have an Icon that isn’t listed. It looks like a pair of eye glass frames o o with a line across the top attaching them. What is that ?!
Simon says
January 31, 2014 at 2:26 amVoicemail?
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