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Clapperboard icon on a Samsung Galaxy Watch: what does it mean?

On a Samsung Galaxy Watch it is Theater mode, which silences alerts and turns off the always-on screen and wake-up gestures.

What Samsung says

  • Samsung Galaxy Watch — Theater mode. The Theater mode icon in Quick settings looks like a clapperboard. Theater mode turns off alerts, alarms, system sounds, the always-on watch display and wake-up gestures for the time you choose. Samsung reminds you to turn it off after the film.
    Source: Samsung Canada support: Use silent modes on your Samsung smartwatch (checked 2026-09-29)
What it looks like
A film clapperboard with a striped hinged top.
Shown by
Samsung Galaxy Watch
On other watches
On an Apple Watch Theater Mode is two masks.

Icons to compare

Two theatre masksApple Watch

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.