What is this icon?

**HolyBuckeye** · 12-25-2012, 01:00 PM

I've never seen this symbol before updating to JB.. It's the one next to the wifi symbol, thanks

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**bclinger#IM** · 12-25-2012, 01:21 PM

Is this the eye looking for your eye?

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**DroidNewbie1028** · 12-25-2012, 02:05 PM

It looks like the GPS icon

**HolyBuckeye** · 12-25-2012, 02:14 PM

Originally Posted by DroidNewbie1028

It looks like the GPS icon

you're right, I just looked it up, weird, I read you can't get rid of it if your phone is stock, but it's never been there before til I updated to JB

**DroidNewbie1028** · 12-25-2012, 02:20 PM

I haven't received JB yet mainly because I'm still on my DROID X (getting my GSIII tomorrow), but I read on this forum somewhere that the upgrade automatically turns it on I think. Merry Christmas!

**bjboucher** · 12-25-2012, 05:45 PM

It's not GPS, it's your location services. The update probably turned it back on. I've always had that icon because I leave the location services turned on.

EDIT: if you want to turn it off, go into Menu-Location Services and uncheck them all.

**DroidNewbie1028** · 12-25-2012, 05:51 PM

Originally Posted by bjboucher

It's not GPS, it's your location services. The update probably turned it back on. I've always had that icon because I leave the location services turned on.

EDIT: if you want to turn it off, go into Menu-Location Services and uncheck them all.

Good to know. Thank you for your post!

**makaroni** · 12-29-2012, 02:42 PM

I read that it's an icon for your emergency services like being able to call 911. You can't turn it off. The location services icon I believe is a blinking circle.

**bjboucher** · 12-29-2012, 03:57 PM

Originally Posted by makaroni

I read that it's an icon for your emergency services like being able to call 911. You can't turn it off. The location services icon I believe is a blinking circle.

If you play with the location services, what is on/off you will see this icon change. The square stays there, so it is probably the 911 location service so they can find you if you call 911. It is all related to location services though.

**makaroni** · 12-29-2012, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by bjboucher

If you play with the location services, what is on/off you will see this icon change. The square stays there, so it is probably the 911 location service so they can find you if you call 911. It is all related to location services though.

got it!! Thanks