Status
Icons
The
icons
in
the
status
bar
at
the
top
of
the
screen
give
information
about
iPad:
3G
VPN
Play
Status
icon
Airplane
mode
EDGE
GPRS
Wi-Fi
Activity
Lock
Screen
rotation
lock
Bluetooth
Battery
What
it
means
Shows
that
airplane
mode
(available
on
iPad
Wi-Fi
+
3G)
is
on—you
can’t
access
the
Internet,
or
use
Bluetooth®
devices.
Non-
wireless
features
are
available.
See
“Airplane
Mode”
on
page
116.
Shows
that
your
carrier’s
3G
network
(available
on
iPad
Wi-Fi
+
3G)
is
available,
and
you
can
connect
to
the
Internet
over
3G.
See
“Connecting
to
the
Internet”
on
page
33.
Shows
that
your
carrier’s
EDGE
network
(available
on
iPad
Wi-Fi
+
3G)
is
available,
and
you
can
connect
to
the
Internet
over
EDGE.
See
“Connecting
to
the
Internet”
on
page
33.
Shows
that
your
carrier’s
GPRS
network
(available
on
iPad
Wi-Fi
+
3G)
is
available,
and
you
can
connect
to
the
Internet
over
GPRS.
See
“Connecting
to
the
Internet”
on
page
33.
Shows
that
iPad
has
a
WiFi
Internet
connection.
The
more
bars,
the
stronger
the
connection.
See
“Joining
a
Wi-Fi
Network”
on
page
33.
Shows
network
and
other
activity.
Some
third-party
applications
may
also
use
this
icon
to
indicate
an
active
process.
Shows
that
you’re
connected
to
a
network
using
VPN.
See
“VPN”
on
page
117.
Shows
that
iPad
is
locked.
See
“Sleep/Wake
Button”
on
page
8.
Shows
that
the
screen
orientation
is
locked.
See
“Screen
Rotation
Lock
and
Volume
Buttons”
on
page
9.
Shows
that
a
song,
audiobook,
or
podcast
is
playing.
See
“Playing
Songs”
on
page
82.
White
icon:
Bluetooth
is
on
and
a
device,
such
as
a
headset
or
keyboard,
is
connected.
Gray
icon:
Bluetooth
is
on,
but
no
device
is
connected.
No
icon:
Bluetooth
is
turned
off.
Shows
the
battery
level
or
charging
status.
10
See
“Charging
the
Battery”
on
page
23.
Chapter
1
At
a
Glance