Status Bar - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Notifications
Notifications displays system notifications.
Touch a notification entry to display the details. Drag a
notification left or right to remove it and remove
Notification icons from the Status Bar.
Close the Notification Panel
Press Back or swipe up.

Status Bar

The Status Bar at the top of the Home screen provides device
information (such as network status, signal strength, battery
charge, and time) on the right side and notification alerts on
the left.
Indicator Icons
This list identifies the symbols that can display on your
phone's display and Indicator area:
Current signal strength. The greater the number of
bars, the stronger the signal.
Current signal strength, when the phone is
R
roaming. The greater the number of bars, the
stronger the signal.
Current signal strength, when the phone is
roaming on CDMA networks. The greater the
number of bars, the stronger the signal.
Indicates that the Airplane Mode is active. You
cannot send or receive any calls or access online
information.
No SIM is installed.
There is no network available.
Your phone is in Blocking mode.
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