Hope I helped at least a little.

 

2. I believe that's the App Installed icon (after you just installed a new app)

4. I believe that's the Updates Available icon (for apps you have installed)

 

I'll do my best. I may get one or two wrong. I'm sorry if I do.

This is just how many total notifications you have, I believe.

That one should be "App successfully installed".

Do you have Weatherbug? It uses that icon for weather alerts.

This means there are updates available for apps you have installed on the Market.

Sounds like this app just isn't functioning properly. I don't think you're doing anything wrong. Try some other clock widgets, they should work. If you don't mind paying a few bucks, Weather Widgets Donate is very nice and skinnable.

If you have a homescreen replacement app that supports themes, it may indeed change this, but without root access you can't change that background right now.

Do you know that you can pull down the notification bar? Just click and pull down on the bar itself and it will show you all of those notifications individually and what they mean. You can then click on them to go directly to their relative app or location, or you can just hit the clear button to rid yourself of them. You can also get to notifications from the home screen by hitting the Menu Key > Notifications (I think, haven't used the default homescreen in a while). Hope this helps.

 

Hi. I have a similar problem on my Experia X10 mini. Anyone know what this padlock symbol means?

 

It's not in the handbook. It has two symbols above and below a forward slash. Above is what looks like a right facing flag on a pole and below is what looks like a mishapen circle (an apple?).

Anyone know what this means?

 

Requiem87 What is the icon with a bubble and tape for,on the bottom of your ph and first left icon?

 

I had #2 on my Droid x2 and it turns on and off when I use my alarm clock.

 

In answer to "Requiem87" (above), I would suspect that any time your see a padlock or lock icon, it probably means that the device is locked (or password protected).

NOW MY (hopefully) RELATED QUERY: I've just switched to my first Android mobile: an Optimus V (from VirginMobileUSA as I wanted to free myself from silly Verizon contracts -- after 10 years!). I've searched through the PDF of the manual (where the icons are much more readable than the printed version -- especially if you view the PDF at 125% or more) and I'm unable to find one that popped up today for the first time (and I've had the mobile for a month at this point). The (apparently undocumented) ICON is a red square with a standard-looking binary ON/OFF circle switch.

When I do "the slide down" to reveal the "concerns" I see the same symbol attached to a message "Click here to activate". (As I mentioned, I've been with this mobile with one month and this morning it was time to re-up and pay my monthly fee. I did this online only my computer , so I am guessing that this may be some "special" Icon that VirginMobileUSA is using to do with "Activation".

LATE UPDATE: Turns out that I apparently interrupted a transaction and the answer when I reached VMU support was to remove the battery, count to 5 and restart the phone. That got rid of the undocumented icon.

 

Maybe such a thing already exists, but it would be nice to have an app widget that lists and explains every icon currently appearing in your status bar. Pulling down the notification/status bar does this only with some notification icons, but not for every status icon. It would be nice to have something be more all inclusive for any possible icon. It's bad enough that they are so small that sometimes it is difficult to see and differentiate them. But not knowing what most of them do (without memorizing the manual) makes them even more useless sometimes.

Someone let me know if there is such an widget or app that does this. I couldn't find one.

 

Hi guys!!
I bought my self a HTC Explorer. It comes with the new Shortcuts and Clock Widget on my homescreen. Problem is i every time accidentally remove it(by pressing and holding the screen accidentally.. touch is really smooth.. i do it unknowingly)
Is there any solution that i can use to stop from deleting did widget from home screen??

Please help guys.. i am new to droids.. and am an amateur.