Triangle icon at the top of a Pixel phone: what does it mean?
On a Google Pixel it is the mobile signal: the more the triangle is filled in, the stronger the signal.
What Google says
- Google Pixel and Android — Network signal strength. The triangle in the top right corner shows the mobile network signal strength; the more filled in it is, the more signal the phone has. Google suggests turning Wi-Fi off to check you are connected to the mobile network, and moving somewhere else if there is little or no signal.
Source: Google Pixel Phone Help: Fix mobile connectivity issues (checked 2026-09-29)
- What it looks like
- A triangle in the top right corner of the screen, partly or fully filled in.
- Shown by
- Google Pixel and Android
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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: Fix mobile connectivity issues. OS: Pixel phones; OS version not stated; not dated on the page. Checked 2026-09-29.