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The icons displayed at the top of the screen provide information about the status of Galaxy S4. The icons listed in the table below are most common.
The icons incluide 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, Silent mode activated, Vibration mode activated, Flight mode activated, Error occurred or caution required and Battery power level
Richard says
September 1, 2013 at 7:02 pm“The icons listed in the table below are most common” SO where are the rest??
simon says
September 2, 2013 at 11:54 amSome depend on the region.
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Kathleen says
November 19, 2013 at 1:28 pmSo how do we find our region and the other icons we have??????????????????????
simon says
November 19, 2013 at 1:50 pmYou may check the pdf version of the user manual for your region at https://allaboutgalaxys4.com/galaxy-s4-user-manual/
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judy says
April 19, 2014 at 5:33 pmI think the little arrows at the top of the screen are open windows, but I don’t know how to get to the screen that shows what windows are open? new to this phone….thanks
simon says
April 20, 2014 at 1:34 amDid you see any notification message?
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judy says
April 20, 2014 at 6:25 pmnope no notifications. sometimes I have no arrows and sometimes up to 6??
simon says
April 20, 2014 at 11:01 pmWhich direction is the arrow pointing to? Left? Right?
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Anonymous says
April 21, 2014 at 2:04 amthey are small arrows at top left of screen and they all point down.
simon says
April 21, 2014 at 9:55 amIt sounds like downloading. Normally you should have a notification as well.
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Anonymous says
April 21, 2014 at 2:20 pmso should I just ignore them?? any suggestions?
simon says
April 22, 2014 at 12:15 amIf it is downloading icon, you should have something in the notification area.
It can also due to some failed downloading. In this case, a reboot will clear the icons.
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snow bunny says
May 2, 2014 at 5:53 amI have many more icons then listed. One with two pages up and 13 others.. how Dow I get them off and what does it mean?
simon says
May 2, 2014 at 8:30 amThere are usually notifications that tell you what they are. You can tap and hold each notification to get the app info. You can disable notifications for individual apps.
The list here is most commonly encountered system icons. Each third party app may have it’s own notification icon.
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Ben mutie says
May 4, 2014 at 3:13 pmMy icons of sound, wifi and data have disappeared on top of my screen. What is the problem and how can I solve this.
simon says
May 4, 2014 at 10:36 pmReboot your s4.
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Mariola Ramirez says
August 8, 2015 at 3:55 amMy phone turns blackout. Totally no vision on the front panel. But able to receive messages and incoming calls. But no access to the screen! What should i do?
simon says
August 9, 2015 at 3:25 pmYou should backup the phone to the pc if you can.
Did you try to reboot the phone by pressing and hold the power button?
Anyway of the screen cannot be turned on, you have to visit local Samsung service center to check the phone.
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