Circle with a minus sign at the top of a Samsung phone: what does it mean?
On a Samsung Galaxy it means Do not disturb is on.
What Samsung says
- Samsung Galaxy — Do not disturb active. Do not disturb is enabled; calls, notifications and alerts may be silenced depending on your settings.
Turn it off: Swipe down from the top right to open Quick settings and tap Do not disturb to turn it on or off.
Source: Samsung Canada support: Identify and understand the icons displayed in the top right corner of your Samsung Galaxy (checked 2026-09-29)
- What it looks like
- A filled circle with a short horizontal bar cut out of the middle, like a no-entry road sign.
- Shown by
- Samsung Galaxy
Telling it apart
Samsung’s No signal icon is also a circle, but an empty ring with a diagonal slash through it.
Icons to compare
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.
- Samsung Galaxy — Samsung Canada support: Identify and understand the icons displayed in the top right corner of your Samsung Galaxy. OS: One UI; some icons marked One UI 7; last updated 4 September 2026. Checked 2026-09-29.