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Arrow icon at the top of an Apple Watch: what does it mean?

On an Apple Watch it means an app is using Location Services.

What Apple says

What it looks like
An outline arrowhead pointing up and to the right, like a compass needle.
Shown by
Apple Watch
On a phone
Arrow pointing up and right 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.