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14 2A. Device Basics
Viewing the Display Screen
The Status Bar appears at the top of the screen. It
displays icons indicating that you’ve received
notifications (on the left) and icons indicating the
device's status (on the right), along with the current
time.
If you have more notifications than can fit in the Status
bar, a plus icon prompts you to open the Status Bar to
view them all. (See “Using the Notifications Panel” on
page 24.)
The following list identifies the symbols you’ll see on
your device's display screen:
Notification icons Status icons
Status Bar – Service Icons
Signal Strength – Shows your current signal
strength. (More bars = stronger signal.)
No Service – Your phone cannot find a usable
signal.
3G Connected – Indicates that 3G data service
is available.
3G In Use – Indicates that 3G data service is in
use.
1x Data Connected – Indicates that 1x data
service is available.
1x Data Service In Use – Indicates that 1x data
service is in use.
Bluetooth On – Indicates that Bluetooth is on.
Bluetooth Connected – Indicates that the phone
is connected to a Bluetooth device.
GPS On – Indicates that GPS is on.
GPS Communicating – Indicates that the device
is receiving location data from GPS.
Roaming – Your phone is “roaming” off the
Nationwide Sprint Network.