The Status Bar

A Status Bar runs along the top of the NOOK touchscreen. The Status Bar looks like this when GlowLight is turned on:

The Status Bar with GlowLight turned on.

The Status Bar shows a different lightbulb icon when GlowLight is turned off:

The Status Bar with GlowLight turned off.

The Status Bar appears on the Home Screen, the Library, the Shop, the Search screen, and on Settings screens. A slightly different version appears in books or periodicals when you open the Reading Tools.

The Left Side of the Status Bar

The left side of the Status Bar presents:

A NOOK symbol that appears when new software updates have been installed

An open book icon that returns you to the book, magazine, or newspaper you were most recently reading.

An envelope icon with a number inside it indicating that you have received that number of notifications; tapping on the envelope opens the notifications.

The Right Side of the Status Bar

The right side of the status bar presents:

A light bulb icon that indicates whether GlowLight is turned on or off

A wireless connection indicator

A battery charge indicator

A digital clock showing the current time

The light bulb icon indicates whether GlowLight is turned on or off. If GlowLight is on, an icon representing an illuminated light bulb icon appears in the Status Bar. If GlowLight is turned off, an icon representing a crossed-out lightbulb appears instead.

The wireless connection indicator displays a stack of concentric curves, indicating the strength of your NOOK’s connection to a local Wi-Fi network. The higher the stack of curves, the stronger the connection. In general, it’s best to have at least 2 or 3 curves showing to have a reliable connection. If no curves are shown, the NOOK is not connected to a network.

By default, the NOOK status bar displays time on a 12-hour clock. To change the time or to switch to a 24-hour clock, set the 24-hour clock option on the Time Settings screen.

Swiping Left on the Status Bar

If you swipe left across the Status Bar, your NOOK goes back to the feature or function you were previously using.

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