howtosimply.com/guides/samsung-galaxy-status-bar-icons-and-what-they-mean-one-ui-8-5/ · Checked October 2026 · Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

In this guide

Look at the top right of the screen
Speaker with a line through it and a wavy line: Vibrate
Circle with two arcs: Mobile Hotspot is on
5G, two arrows and the bars: the mobile network
Number with a shield: battery level and Battery protection
Minus in a circle: Do not disturb
Plane: Airplane mode
If you do not see this option
If this does not work
Good to know
Sources

Quick answer

The right of the status bar shows the phone's own state: sound mode, Mobile Hotspot, network, signal and battery. The left shows apps with notifications. When we tried it on One UI 8.5, Do not disturb and Airplane mode added an icon; Data saver, Power saving, NFC and alarms did not.

7 of 7 steps with real screenshots · 2 official sources below

Device: Android
Shown on: Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16
App: Settings
Real screenshots: 7 of 7 steps
What we did: Performed: we made the change on our device and show the result
Checked: October 2026
Sources: 2 official, linked below

Step by step

Look at the top right of the screen
The phone's own icons sit at the top right of every screen. The time and the icons of apps with notifications waiting are on the left. Tap any picture below to see it full size.
Done
Zoomed in on the setting. Tap to see the whole screenTap the picture to see it full size
Speaker with a line through it and a wavy line: Vibrate
Our phone was on Vibrate. Mute shows the same speaker without the wavy line, and Sound shows no icon at all. You change it in Settings, Sounds and vibration, or in the quick panel.
Done
Zoomed in on the setting. Tap to see the whole screenTap the picture to see it full size
Circle with two arcs: Mobile Hotspot is on
Other devices can use your phone's mobile data while this icon shows. It went away the moment Mobile Hotspot was switched off.
Done
Zoomed in on the setting. Tap to see the whole screenTap the picture to see it full size
5G, two arrows and the bars: the mobile network
5G is the network type, the bars are the signal strength. The small arrows under 5G light up when data is going down or up at that moment.
Done
Zoomed in on the setting. Tap to see the whole screenTap the picture to see it full size
Number with a shield: battery level and Battery protection
On One UI 8.5 the battery level is always a number inside the battery. The shield with a tick means a Battery protection option is on. Ours read 100 with the shield: on Basic the phone charges to 100% and starts again only when it drops to 95%. Maximum stops at the level you set.
Done
Zoomed in on the setting. Tap to see the whole screenTap the picture to see it full size
Minus in a circle: Do not disturb
It appeared as soon as we turned on Do not disturb and went away when we turned it off.
Done
Zoomed in on the setting. Tap to see the whole screenTap the picture to see it full size
Plane: Airplane mode
With Airplane mode on, 5G and the signal bars disappear because the mobile network is off.
Done

If you do not see this option

Two signal icons sit on top of each other Samsung says the signal icons overlap with two SIMs, such as a physical SIM and an eSIM. This is the One UI 8.5 design; open the quick panel to see them separately. Source: Status bar issues on your Galaxy phone after the One UI 8.5 update
The battery shows only a number in an oval Samsung says One UI 8.5 replaced Show battery percentage with Show battery background, under Settings, Notifications, Status bar. Source: Status bar issues on your Galaxy phone after the One UI 8.5 update

If this does not work

The same app icon shows twice Samsung says this comes from Prioritize notifications: Settings, Notifications, Notification highlights, Prioritize notifications, then turn it off. Source: Status bar issues on your Galaxy phone after the One UI 8.5 update
Icons look bigger or smaller than before Samsung says this can follow a change of screen resolution. Restart the phone and check Software update; Samsung expects a patch. Source: Status bar issues on your Galaxy phone after the One UI 8.5 update

About this guide

Samsung's help pages list status bar icons, but not which settings actually show one. So we switched the common quick settings on one at a time on our Galaxy and watched the status bar. Some settings that you might expect to show an icon showed nothing.

We switched each setting on, took a screenshot of the status bar and switched it back at once.

Good to know

No icon on our phone: Data saver, Power saving, Wi-Fi switched on but not connected to a network, Bluetooth switched on or off with nothing connected, NFC switched on or off, and an alarm set for the next morning. Samsung's Data saver page says it shows an icon while on; on our One UI 8.5 phone it did not, so check the setting itself: how to turn on Data saver.

Hotspot icon gone? Turning on Data saver switched off Mobile Hotspot on our phone, and its icon went with it. If your hotspot keeps turning off, see Samsung Galaxy hotspot not working.

Want fewer or more icons on the left? Settings, Notifications, Status bar sets whether app icons, a dot or nothing shows: how to show battery percentage on One UI 8.5 covers that page.

Why the shield is there: Battery protection explained. Do not disturb icon showing when you did not turn it on: Do not disturb turning on by itself.

In short: Right: sound mode, Hotspot, 5G and signal, battery with Battery protection shield. Minus in a circle: Do not disturb. Plane: Airplane mode. Data saver, Power saving, NFC, alarms: no icon on One UI 8.5.

Sources

Links checked in October 2026. Menus and features can change after software updates. These steps match the version named at the top.