Info: Lumia 1520 & 1320 status bar icons & what they mean

If the Lumia 1520 or 1320 is your first Windows 8 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:



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.

Cellular data connection

	GPRS
	EDGE
	3G
	4G
	HSDPA/HSUPA
	RTT
	EVDO
	EVDV

Call forwarding

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

Roaming

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

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.
	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.
	Cellular data connection is shared with other devices over Wi-Fi.

Bluetooth device

The Bluetooth ( ) icon indicates that a Bluetooth device is connected to your phone.
When bluetooth isn't on the icon is grayed:

Driving Mode
The Driving Mode ( ) icon appears when Driving Mode is turned on.


Phone profile

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

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.

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.

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