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Two water drops on a Samsung Galaxy Watch: what does it mean?

On a Samsung Galaxy Watch it means Water lock mode is on, so touches on the screen are ignored.

What Samsung says

  • Samsung Galaxy Watch — Water lock mode. Water lock mode is on. It stops accidental touches on the screen and stops the wake-up gesture from turning the watch on while you swim. It turns on by itself when you start a swim workout.
    Turn it off: Press and hold the Home (Power) button, and follow any instructions on the screen.
    Source: Samsung US support: Use Water lock mode to swim with your Samsung smart watch (checked 2026-09-29)
What it looks like
Two water drops side by side; Samsung describes the icon as looking like two droplets of water.
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Samsung Galaxy Watch
On other watches
On an Apple Watch Water Lock is a single drop.

Icons to compare

One water dropApple 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.