Seeing a blue icon on your Galaxy phone after updating to One UI 9? Here’s what it means
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With the update to One UI 9, Samsung smartphones receive a visual innovation at the top of the screen. A blue icon informs users about active location queries.
Samsung Galaxy smartphone owners may be a little panicked or confused by an unexpected, small blue symbol that appears in the status bar after installing the One UI 9 system update. However, the unusual indicator is not a warning of a bug or malicious software. It is the manufacturer's latest privacy feature that indicates the use of location data in real time.
More and more Samsung Galaxy phones occasionally see a blue icon or dot in the corner of the screen. What is going on? Location privacy: This is the blue dot on your Galaxy Now that more and more Samsung devices have received the upgrade to Android 17 and One UI 9, it's becoming increasingly [...] The message This does the blue icon on the screen of your Samsung Galaxy appeared first on Galaxy Club - the independent Samsung experts.
Seeing a blue icon on your Galaxy phone after updating to One UI 9? Here’s what it means
After a major software update, it can take a while to notice all the little things that have changed. One UI 9 (Android 17) has a few of those, and one you may spot during everyday use is a small blue icon at the top of the screen. That’s the new location privacy indicator. It […]
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