Circle with a minus sign on a smartwatch: what does it mean?
On a Samsung Galaxy Watch, a Fitbit and a Garmin it is Do Not Disturb.
What each maker says
- Samsung Galaxy Watch — Do not disturb. The Do not disturb icon in Quick settings looks like a minus sign. The mode turns off all notifications except alarms. On the Galaxy Watch4 series you can only turn it on or off, with no schedule on the watch.
Source: Samsung Canada support: Use silent modes on your Samsung smartwatch (checked 2026-09-29) - Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit — Do not disturb (Fitbit). Your Fitbit device’s do not disturb setting is on: notifications, goal celebrations and reminders are muted. You cannot have do not disturb and sleep mode on at the same time.
Source: Google Health Help Center (Fitbit): How do I navigate my Fitbit device? — Understand status indicators (checked 2026-09-29) - Garmin — Do Not Disturb. In the controls menu (hold LIGHT), selecting it turns on do not disturb mode, which dims the screen and turns off alerts and notifications — Garmin suggests it while watching a movie.
Source: Garmin Forerunner 265 Series Owner’s Manual: Controls (checked 2026-09-29)
- What it looks like
- A circle with a horizontal bar across it, like a no-entry sign. Garmin draws a solid circle with the bar cut out; Fitbit draws an outline circle with a bar and a small speech bubble; Samsung describes its icon as looking like a minus sign.
- Shown by
- Samsung Galaxy Watch, Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit, Garmin
- On other watches
- On an Apple Watch Do Not Disturb is a crescent moon.
- On a phone
- Solid circle with a bar cut out of it at the top of a phone screen — what it means on an iPhone, Samsung Galaxy or Pixel.
Icons to compare
Sources
Each meaning above is taken from the watch maker’s own guide, fetched and read on the date shown. The drawing is ours; the real icon on your watch may be drawn a little differently and can change with software updates.
- Samsung Galaxy Watch — Samsung Canada support: Use silent modes on your Samsung smartwatch. Covers: Galaxy Watch models; notes where the Galaxy Watch4 series differs; last updated 10 November 2021. Checked 2026-09-29.
- Google Pixel Watch and Fitbit — Google Health Help Center (Fitbit): How do I navigate my Fitbit device? — Understand status indicators. Covers: Fitbit trackers and watches; the status-indicator list appears under each model; not dated on the page. Checked 2026-09-29.
- Garmin — Garmin Forerunner 265 Series Owner’s Manual: Controls. Covers: Forerunner 265 series; the controls on other Garmin models may differ; manual version 9, June 2025. Checked 2026-09-29.