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New Galaxy S7 status icons in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Nougat update

How to enable or disable new Galaxy S7 status icons in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Nougat update: data saver and performance mode icons.

Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge introduced some changes in icons and buttons. This page explains to you two of the most confusing new Galaxy S7 status icons you may find in the status bar: data saver status icon and performance mode notification icon.

Some Galaxy S7 status icons are carrier specific, for example, voLTE, WiFi calling. For these icons, they may be different in different phones.

But for data saver and performance mode status icons, they are identical in  all Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge devices.

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1) New Galaxy S7 status icons: Data saver icon
2) New Galaxy S7 status icons: Performance mode icon
3) New Galaxy S7 status icons: power saving mode
4) Can you turn on or turn off these new Galaxy S7 status icons in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

New Galaxy S7 status icons: Data saver icon

By default, after you apply the Android Nougat udpate for Galaxy S7 or Galaxy S7 edge, data saver will be automatically turned on.

And therefore, you may notice the following icon in the right side of the status bar.

New Galaxy S7 status icons: Data saver icon

Data saver is a new feature in Android Nougat.

Prior to Android Nougat, there is an option called restrict background data in stock Android. Data saver in Android Nougat is a replacement for this option.

Compared to simply restricting background data, data saver uses some algorithms to decide how to save data usage without comprising the phone functions.

Data saver can prevent some apps from sending and receiving data in background.

For apps you are actively using, it may also reduce the frequency of data usage to save data.

You can turn off  or turn on data saver in Settings —Connections-–Data usage–-Data saver in Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge.

After data saver is turned off, the data saver status icon will then disappear from the status bar.

New Galaxy S7 status icons: Performance mode icon

After applying Android Nougat udpate, Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge is in optimized mode. You can manually adjust some settings to meet your needs.

For example, the default screen resolution was scaled down to 1080p in optimized mode. You can adjust the screen resolution to WQHD 1440p or HD 720p as explained in this guide.

To make your life easier, Samsung also introduced three pre-defined performance modes for gaming, entertainment and high performance.

So, you can switch to any of these 3 modes with one tap to get the optimized settings for each mode without fiddling around various settings.

When any of the 3 performance modes is activated, you will find the performance mode icon as shown below.

New Galaxy S7 status icons: Performance mode icon

Please note performance mode icon is shown as notification icon. So, it is shown in the left side of the status bar.

At the same time, you can find the corresponding notification message in notification shade.

As explained in this guide, there are two ways to enable or disable any of the 3 performance modes:

Of course, there are a few other new Galaxy S7 status icons, and other icons and buttons. But most of them are self-explanatory, for example, blue light filter, private mode, smart view, phone visibility.

New Galaxy S7 status icons: power saving mode

New Galaxy S7 status icons: power saving modePower saving mode is not new for Galaxy S7.

But in some regions, the power saving mode icon (battery with a recycle icon inside) is still new to many owners after updating Galaxy S7 to Android Nougat.

In previous versions of Android, when you enable the power saving mode (or battery saving mode), the icon will be shown in the left side of the status bar with a notification. The transparent status bar will be opaque. So, many owners know it is a special mode.

Now, in Android Nougat update, power saving mode will not show any notifications, the power saving mode icon (battery with a recycle icon inside) will be shown in the right side of the status bar. It will not change the status bar transparency either.

Actually, power saving mode is getting better in Android Nougat update. It can save considerable battery without affecting the usage of the phone.

You can enable or disable Galaxy S7 power saving mode in Settings — Device maintenance —  Battery — Power  saving mode. You have two levels of power saving to choose: mild and extreme.

For old icons, they were explained in this page.

Can you turn on or turn off these new Galaxy S7 status icons in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge?

If you have any questions on any new Galaxy S7 status icons (or notification icons) in Android Nougat update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, please let us know your questions or problems in the comment box below.

The community will try to help you.

You can get the official Samsung Galaxy S7 user manual (user guide) in your local language here, and Galaxy S7 edge user manual (user guide) in your local language here.  Official user guide for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge with Android Nougat update can be found here.

For other guides on using Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, please check Galaxy S7 online manual page.

For detailed Galaxy S7 how-to guides, please check Galaxy S7 how-to guides page.

For Galaxy S7 camera guides, please check Galaxy S7 camera guide page.

If you have any questions on Android update for Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge, please check Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge Android Nougat update guide.

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  1. Liane says

    Every time i turn on my samsung s7 i get a symbol on the top left flash up. The symbol looks like a fork. It disappears almost immediately. Any ideas?

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  2. Anonymous says

    I recently update my s7 edge but the update but it keep showing that it need to update and the icon won’t come off the screen

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  5. PRR Rao says

    I’ve notification icon between power saving icon and Wi-Fi icon, triangular in shape. I’m unable to make out. Please help

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  8. Dave Rowden says

    Hi
    My S7 on I have a 4G above my home wifi symbol and next to it I have a lightning flash symbol with a downward arrow greyed out. What does it mean

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  9. DenaRae says

    Yes the broken triangle with up and down arrows in the center is the data saver icon. It was driving me nuts! Just turned it off and icon is now gone.

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  10. Pamela J Miller says

    I have a broken triangle with what looks like arrows inside it on the left. Any idea? I’m can’t find it in the glossary. It happened after update.

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  11. Doug Martin says

    Just did the latest software update on my girlfriend’s Samsung Galaxy S7. New symbol showed up on top bar crooked line up and down surrounded by a broken triangle. Have not seen it on any site I have searched.

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  14. Caroline says

    I have a symbol that appears over my vocal message number that is two circles linked with a line. It won’t go away and when I touch it, it calls my voice mail. The phone is a Samsung 7 Edge

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  15. Carlos Z. says

    Question regarding an unfamiliar icon located on top bar left corner of an Samsung galaxy s7. It appears to be a phone with either a timer or clock over the bottom right side of what appeared to be a phone.the clock or timer is smaller than the phone but this icon is getting to me because lol i have ocd and I’ve been breaking my head trying to find what it means. Could anyone one help i would greatly appreciate it.

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  16. Kevin says

    This update is a big problem , DO NOT USE THIS UPDATE ! !! It causes more problems than it Is worth , wish I never installed it.

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  17. First_Light says

    Every time I turn-on the Data Saver, it turns off my mobile hotspot and tethering or vise-versa.
    Why is that so?
    What should I do if I want them both turned on?

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  18. Mihai says

    Hi ,i have on the top right corner a phone with 3 lines of signal (or something like this).Please help me, how can i disable this?

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  20. Mikaela L Cosper says

    I have an icon between my alarm icon and Wi-Fi icon . It’s grey with a lightning bolt and download arrow. What does this icon mean/stand for

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  21. Toni LS says

    I seem to have a new symbol which looks like a phone with a wifi symbol is what it looks like. Can’t figure out what it is, I thought it was the speaker being on but the phone is not dialing

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  22. matty mac says

    I have a recycled battery looking symbol. pretty sure its power saving mode but none of you idiots who make these lists have it on there

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  25. Marilyn says

    I now have new notification icon when i turn my mobile data off. Its an arrow pointing down, an arrow pointing up with a slash through them. It says “mobile data turned off”. The problem is that it doesn’t clear when you hit clear all and I can’t find another way to clear it without rebooting my phone. Also there doesn’t seem to be a way you can tell it to not notify you off the data off status.

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