If you can see an icon in the status bar on your Samsung Google Pixel 6 Pro, which represents a plus sign inside a circle, then you might be wondering what this icon is all about.
In this article, we would like to explain to you what the symbol means, what function is behind it and how you can activate or deactivate it.
Plus sign with circle - meaning on Google Pixel smartphones
If you can see this icon, it means that the data saving mode has been enabled on your smartphone. This mode prevents some apps from sending or receiving data in the background so that less data is consumed.
If you do not want to use this feature on your Google Pixel 6 Pro, then you can disable it again, especially if you receive some notifications in apps only sporadically.
How to activate or deactivate data saving on the Google Pixel 6 Pro
1. Open the Android settings on your smartphone.
2. Now navigate to "Network & Internet" and then to "Data saver mode".
3. Now deactivate or activate the switch to turn the data saving mode on or off.
The circle with plus sign icon is now hidden in the status bar. You have now successfully deactivated the data-saving mode on the Google Pixel 6 Pro.
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