If the Lumia 505 is your first Windows phone then you may be wondering what the new icons mean. They may be slightly different than what you're used to.

Here's where they will appear in the status bar:



1. Cellular signal strength


Very high signal strength
High signal strength
Medium signal strength
Low signal strength
Very low signal strength
Extremely low signal strength
No signal because your phone isn't connected to a cellular network.
Your phone is in Airplane mode. Cellular, Wi-Fi, FM radio, and Bluetooth connections are all turned off simultaneously when you turn on Airplane mode. (However, you can still turn Wi-Fi, FM radio, and Bluetooth on separately.)
SIM card is missing.
SIM card is locked.

2. Cellular data connection
GPRS
EDGE
3G
4G
HSDPA/HSUPA
RTT
EVDO
EVDV

3. Call forwarding

The Call forwarding ( ) icon appears when call forwarding is turned on.

4. Roaming

The Roaming ( ) icon lets you know that your phone is roaming and not using your home cellular network.

5. Wi-Fi connection

Connected to a Wi-Fi network. The icon is animated when your phone is trying to connect to a Wi-Fi network. For info about setting up a Wi-Fi connection, seeConnect to a Wi-Fi network.
Wi-Fi is turned on, but your phone isn't connected to a Wi-Fi network.
Cellular data connection is shared with other devices over Wi-Fi. For more info, see

6. Bluetooth device

The Bluetooth ( ) icon indicates that a Bluetooth device is connected to your phone. To learn more.

7. Phone profile

The phone is in Vibrate mode.
The phone is in Silent mode.


8. Keyboard and location

Shift is on.
Shift Lock is on.
Fn is on.
Fn Lock is on.
English (United States) (ENU) is the current keyboard language. The letters that appear depend on the current keyboard language.
An app is accessing your phone's current location information. For more info about location awareness and services.


9. Battery

Battery is charging.
Phone is plugged in and battery is fully charged.
Full battery power
High battery power
Medium battery power
Low battery power
Critically low battery power and needs to be charged.
Battery power or state of the battery isn't known at the current time.
Battery Saver is on.


10. Clock

The clock displays the current time.


via:What do the icons on my phone mean? | Windows Phone How-to (United States)


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