What Does The Shield Icon Mean On Your Samsung Galaxy?
It's a shield against battery degradation, not security threats.
Filipe Espósito for Engadget
While the shield icon next to the battery symbol on your Galaxy phone might suggest a security feature, it's actually related to the battery. Modern smartphones have many features designed to extend the life of the battery, from temporarily pausing charging to intentionally limiting it. And depending on the phone you have, these features may be enabled by default.
That's the case with Samsung Galaxy phones that have Battery Protection. If you don't understand how this works yet, we'll go through everything you need to know about it.
How Battery Protection works on Galaxy phones
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Whenever you see the shield icon on your Galaxy's battery indicator, it means that Battery Protection is on and active. When this is the case, the phone limits how much the battery charges, instead of charging it fully. This is all...
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