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Wi-Fi icon on an Apple Watch or Garmin: what does it mean?

On an Apple Watch the watch is on a known Wi-Fi network; on a Garmin it is the Wi-Fi status.

What each maker says

What it looks like
Curved arcs spreading upwards from a dot, like a fan.
Shown by
Apple Watch, Garmin
On a phone
Wi-Fi fan (curved arcs above a dot) 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.