Look at the top right corner of your phone. You might see an icon with “5G” and another with vertical bars showing the strength of your internet connection. Those symbols don’t mean what you ...

The icon can also appear as a white block with the letter appearing in black. Most commonly, NFC is used to make contactless payments at terminals. Simply swiping your phone against the payment ...

But, if you don’t have a solid grasp of what 5G is and how these networks operate, you may not get the most out of your phone. Here’s what you need to know about the 5G UC icon and how to use ...

You’ve also probably noticed it yourself with a “5G UW” icon at the top of your phone. As with most new technologies, 5G comes with some new challenges for both carriers and consumers.

In addition to introducing a handful of Messages features, Google is rolling out new icons for the SMS/RCS app, as well as Phone and Contacts. Update 11/20: As with the mobile version, the Phone ...

This icon in the status bar indicates that your phone is currently connected to a VPN — here's what the service does, and how you can get rid of the indicator if you have it accidentally turned on.