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The top bar

The ☰ three lines

A 13-tab strip and seven icons above it left a fifth of the phone gone before any content. The ☰ gave it back.

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On the phone

Behind it: 🔒 the app lock, 🔣 the tab-strip mode, 🎨 the theme, 🌐 the language and ⚙️ Manage. On a wide screen they lay themselves flat on the bar instead — same five, no menu.

Tip WhatsApp and 🔔 notifications are deliberately NOT in here. They carry counts, and a count you have to open a menu to see is not a count.