Anyone know what the heck this icon is?

[jason51873]

Anyone know what the heck this icon is? Its not even in the users manual

 

[TheyStoleMyName]

GPS signal

from what ever phone I feel like using today.

 

[jason51873]

nah, this one is GPS

 

[msndrstood]

Anyone know what the heck this icon is? Its not even in the users manual

http://i39.tinypic.com/33m068m.jpg

Wifi direct? I dunno, it is obviously broadcasting something. Since it looks like your gps signal, is it searching for gps? Mine doesn't look like that.

What?! ... I'm msndrstood.
via Note II

 

[Christopher Matthews Jr]

It's your device broadcasting location data. What application do you have open, when this pops up?

Tapped from my Nexus 10.1

 

[ibcop]

It looks like the GPS E911 icon - but not sure with the signal indicator thing-a-ma-bobs.

 

[najaboy]

It is an E911 icon.

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[tytlyf]

That's location services of some sort. Mine doesn't have the signal coming out from it.

 

[pwscott]

Could it be the 'NSA is checking your data for terrorist chatter' icon?

 

[Lendo]

Could it be the 'NSA is checking your data for terrorist chatter' icon?

That's what I was gonna say

 

[shaytoon21]

is there a way to turn it off or anything? mine is on all the time. it never goes away.

 

[blade22222]

Have you tried turning off all of the gps options? Looks like it's the gps on symbol. The other one is showing gps lock.

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[chrscaley]

It's location services.

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[chrscaley]

It looks like the GPS E911 icon - but not sure with the signal indicator thing-a-ma-bobs.

The e911 icon is the same without the signal.

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[jason51873]

Thanks everyone for all the replies. Looks like you guys are correct, it is something using location, but I cant figure out what app is using it.

I tried closing all my running apps, one at a time to see if any of them shut down that icon. But it never went off.

 

[abishai#AC]

Maybe it's your weather updating based on your location?

 

[ibcop]

Thanks everyone for all the replies. Looks like you guys are correct, it is something using location, but I cant figure out what app is using it.

I tried closing all my running apps, one at a time to see if any of them shut down that icon. But it never went off.

You can't turn of the E911 location.

 

[Grung]

If you turn on location services (settings/more) it's always on. Any app you open that uses location services is free to access it. If you don't want it on, turn it off in settings.

 

[ibcop]

If you turn on location services (settings/more) it's always on. Any app you open that uses location services is free to access it. If you don't want it on, turn it off in settings.

You can't turn off the E911 location service. That's what the icon is.

 

[polobuds]

Thanks everyone for all the replies. Looks like you guys are correct, it is something using location, but I cant figure out what app is using it.

I tried closing all my running apps, one at a time to see if any of them shut down that icon. But it never went off.

It's for location services. Go to settings > more > location services > access to my location.

If you click off, you'll see the radar sign go away. Hopefully this is what you were looking for.