Why am I receiving a bar graph type icon during messaging?

[AC Question]

Bar graph type icon during messaging.

Every time I send/receive text messages for a moment before receiving a bar graph type of symbol will appear, and then again after I send one. Just curious as to what this may be.

 

[B. Diddy]

Re: Bar graph type icon during messaging.

Welcome to Android Central! What device? Any chance you could show us what the icon looks like? The main bar graph icon I know of is for the Google Rewards app--do you have that installed? Maybe it's glitching and flashing its icon incorrectly. Or maybe you have a survey to fill out, and for some reason the icon isn't remaining on the notification bar.