Broken circle icon at the top of a Pixel phone: what does it mean?
On a Google Pixel it means Data Saver is on.
What Google says
- Google Pixel and Android — Data Saver. Data Saver is on: most apps and services can use background data only over Wi-Fi, while apps you are actively using can still use mobile data.
Turn it off: Open Settings, tap Network & internet, then Data Saver, and turn it off.
Source: Google Pixel Phone Help: Use less mobile data with Data Saver (checked 2026-09-29)
- What it looks like
- A thick ring with a gap in it, like a letter C turned on its side.
- Shown by
- Google Pixel and Android
- On other phones
- Samsung’s Data saver icon is a triangle of arrows instead.
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Sources
Each meaning above is taken from the maker’s own support page, fetched and read on the date shown. The drawing is ours; the real icon on your phone may be drawn a little differently and can change with software updates.
- Google Pixel and Android — Google Pixel Phone Help: Use less mobile data with Data Saver. OS: Android 8.0 and up; not dated on the page. Checked 2026-09-29.