Status icons, 13 status icons – Apple iPad iOS 8.1 User Manual

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Chapter 1

iPad at a Glance

13

Status icons

The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPad:

Status icon

What it means

Wi-Fi

iPad has a Wi-Fi Internet connection. The more bars, the stronger the
connection. See

Connect to Wi-Fi

on page 15.

Cell signal

iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is in range of the cellular network.
If there’s no signal, “No service” appears.

Airplane Mode

Airplane Mode is on—you can’t access the Internet, or use
Bluetooth® devices. Non-wireless features are available. See

Travel

with iPad

on page 45.

LTE

iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is connected to the Internet over a
4G LTE network.

4G

iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is connected to the Internet over a
4G network.

3G

iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is connected to the Internet over a
3G network.

EDGE

iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is connected to the Internet over an
EDGE network.

GPRS

iPad (Wi-Fi + Cellular models) is connected to the Internet over a
GPRS network.

Do Not Disturb

Do Not Disturb is turned on. See

Do Not Disturb

on page 34.

Personal Hotspot

iPad is providing a Personal Hotspot for other iOS devices.
See

Personal Hotspot

on page 38.

Syncing

iPad is syncing with iTunes. See

Sync with iTunes

on page 18.

Activity

There is network or other activity. Some third-party apps use this
icon to show app activity.

VPN

iPad is connected to a network using VPN. See

Network access

on

page 145.

Lock

iPad is locked. See

Sleep/Wake button

on page 10.

Alarm

An alarm is set. See Chapter 14,

Clock

, on page 90.

Screen orientation
lock

Screen orientation is locked. See

Change the screen orientation

on

page 23.

Location Services

An app is using Location Services. See

Privacy

on page 40.

Bluetooth®

Blue or White icon: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device, such as
a headset or keyboard.
Gray icon: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device, but the device is
out of range or turned off.
No icon: Bluetooth is not paired with a device.
See

Bluetooth devices

on page 39.

Bluetooth battery

Shows the battery level of a supported paired Bluetooth device.

Battery

Shows the battery level or charging status. See

Charge and monitor

the battery

on page 44.

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