What Are All The Little White Icons Upper Left?

TomBrooklyn

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What are all the little white icons in the upper left?

I keep getting more of them. Currently, I have four blank ones that look like squarish cartoon talk balloons , then a down facing arrow pointing a horizontal line, then something so difficult to describe I will skip it; then a google symbol, then something I can't make out; then what looks like a Pause symbol; then a series of five rectangular boxes with a semi-circular loop on top forming what looks like the handle on a briefcase. The first one of these has an M in it; the next a check mark, then an arrow like a Play arrow for a sound device, then two more check marks.

Is there a key to these symbols somewhere?
 
Those are notifications. If you swipe down from the top of the screen with 1 finger you will see the notification shade with corresponding information for each icon. Notifications from that shade can be either pressed, which opens the app, or swiped right to left to dismiss it.
 
My guesses for what your notifications are, as it sounds like you don't know.

Square cartoon talk balloons - Hangouts
Down facing arrow facing a horizontal line - currently downloading something
Pause symbol - probably music, radio or video paused
Five rectangular boxes - Gmail
M - Gmail
Play arrow - app updates available.
 
Also, post a screen shot and we'll let you know what notifications are present. Pulling the notification shade down will tell you what these icons mean.

Sent from my Nexus 5 using AC Forums mobile app
 
Also, post a screen shot and we'll let you know what notifications are present.
How do I post a screenshot?


Pulling the notification shade down will tell you what these icons mean.
I pulled it down and I see what looks like a list of everything I've done since I got the device a week or two ago. And the line of little white notification icons keeps growing longer. Where will it stop?
 
How do I post a screenshot?

To take a screenshot, press and hold the Power and Vol Down buttons at the same time, for about half a second. The screenshot will save, and you can then access it by swiping down the Notifications and tapping the screenshot notification.

To post it, you either have to use the Tapatalk-based Android Central Forums app (you can't post images using the main Android Central app), or transfer the screenshot to your computer and post it on the Android Central forums website using your computer browser. For me, the easiest way to transfer a screenshot is as follows:

1. On your phone, select the screenshot, and Share it to your Google Drive (the Share button is the 3 dots connected by a line at an angle).
2. On your computer, download that same screenshot from Google Drive to your computer.
3. On the Android Central forums site, start a post, and click on the Attach Image button (which is in the row of edit buttons above where you're typing)--it's the button right next to the globes, and just under the smileyface).

And the line of little white notification icons keeps growing longer. Where will it stop?

To clear notifications, swipe down the shade, and tap on the icon that looks like 3 horizontal lines that are offset slightly to each other.
 
What is this icon?

It won't let me upload the image for some reason, but it is a purple box with a thin white circle in it and it is kind of a white arrow tip pointing up but it is longer on the left side than the right and gets thicker towards the point at the top. If that makes any sense whatsoever...ha ha
 
My guesses for what your notifications are, as it sounds like you don't know.

Square cartoon talk balloons - Hangouts
Down facing arrow facing a horizontal line - currently downloading something
Pause symbol - probably music, radio or video paused
Five rectangular boxes - Gmail
M - Gmail
Play arrow - app updates available.

Can you please tell me what these apps are in the notification bar
Screenshot_20160909-232029_14734812562391.png
 
Also, post a screen shot and we'll let you know what notifications are present. Pulling the notification shade down will tell you what these icons mean.

Sent from my Nexus 5 using AC Forums mobile app

I have a little icon i the top left corner it looks like a phone with another square shape coming out of it. Sorry best i could describe lol or a side ways couch not sure how to post a photo
 
Thanks so much for your answer. New to Android phones and had no idea I could swipe down to on home screen to get info. Appreciate you and your help.
 
HELP!!! Little White Icons Upper Left?

I have been trying to find the meaning of this symbol for so long now if anybody can help screenshot attached. It's a white circle that solid that looks like two arms coming out like a fish diving, and upside down person, a pineapple. Please help. Galaxy s9
 

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