What does the second battery icon in my info bar mean?

[AC Question]

Past 2 days i've had problems charging my s7. I lose battery percentage even when its plugged in while using it and sometimes it doesnt even charge at all. And recently i've had this battery "recycle" icon which i have no idea what it means, does anyone?

 

[bmhillegass87]

Hello!

Based on the description you provided above it sounds like you have a power save feature turned on (recycle icon). You may want to disable that feature and so if these issues subside.

Here is a great guide from our friends here at AC that will show you how to turn on/off that feature, or check to see if you have settings triggering it on.

It does rather odd you would lose % while in power save mode and charging, but there is no mistaking that icon.

Using Power saving mode with the Samsung Galaxy S7 | Android Central

 

[Quintany Githinji]

Disable any charging wallpaper app

 

[B. Diddy]

Disable any charging wallpaper app

Welcome to Android Central! What do you mean by "charging wallpaper app"? Are you talking about a live wallpaper that shows the battery charging state?

The previous answer from bmhillegasss87 was correct -- the battery "recycle" icon the OP asked about indicates Power Saver.

 

[Mr Bojangles1]

Clean your charging port. Not with metal

 

[smvim]

When was the last time you just restarted your S7? That's often a good fix for a lot of one-off glitches that randomly pop up.
But your S7 is a six-year old phone so it's not surprising if the battery is failing. All smartphone batteries age, that's inevitable.
https://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7-7821.php

If you're comfortable tearing down your phone, and you have all the proper tools and equipment the iFixit site has a nice, step-by-step guide on how to replace the battery in your model:
https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/Samsung+Galaxy+S7+Battery+Replacement/90299
It's not a trivial project as Samsung uses a lot of glues and adhesives so that makes both disassembly and reassembly even more involved. You can also send your phone to a trusted, local service shop and have it replaced for you. But really, with a six-year old phone you need to take into consideration how much money you want to spend to keep this phone running vs putting that money into just buying a new phone.