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Find out what the status icons and symbols at the top of your screen mean.

Where do you see status icons

Status icons appear in the status bar on your iPhone:

iPhone models with Face ID

iPhone models with Touch ID

About the status icons on your iPhone

To see what an icon means, find it below.

5G icon
Your network provider's 5G network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network. 5G works with these iPhone models. (Not available in all areas.)


Your network provider's 5G network with higher frequency is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network. Works with these iPhone models. (Not available in all areas.)

5G E icon
Your network provider's 5G E network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network. Works with iPhone 8 and later. (Not available in all areas.)

LTE icon
Your network provider's LTE network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network. (iPhone 5 and later. Not available in all areas.)

3G icon
Your network provider's 3G UMTS (GSM) or EV-DO (CDMA) network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network.

4G icon
Your network provider's 4G UMTS (GSM) or LTE network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network. (Not available in all areas.)

GPRS icon
Your network provider's GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA) network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network.

E icon
Your network provider's EDGE (GSM) network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the internet over that network.

Mobile Network icon
You're in range of your mobile network and can make and receive calls. If there's no signal, "No service" will appear.

Dual SIM with mobile service icon
On your iPhone with Dual SIM capability, you're in range of your mobile network and can make and receive calls. If there's no signal, "No service" will appear.

Wi-Fi icon
You can use Wi-Fi calling. Your network provider also appears next to the icon.

Wi-Fi bars icon
Your iPhone is connected to the internet over Wi-Fi.

VPN icon
You're connected to a network using VPN.

VPN not connected icon
You're no longer connected to a VPN.

spinning wheel icon
There's network activity.

Moon icon
Do Not Disturb is on. This setting silences calls, alerts and notifications until you turn it off. Alarms will still sound.

lock icon
Your iPhone is locked with a passcode or Touch ID.

Headset icon
Your iPhone is paired with a wireless headset, headphones or earphones.

Clock icon
An alarm is set.

Vertical battery icon
The battery level of your paired Bluetooth device.

Hotspot icon
Your iPhone is connected to the internet through the Personal Hotspot of another iOS device.

battery with lightning bolt icon
Your iPhone is charging.

CarPlay icon
Your iPhone is connected to CarPlay.

SharePlay share screen icon
You're sharing your screen with SharePlay.

SharePlay icon
SharePlay is active.

If you see blue, green, red or purple in the status bar

On iPhone X and later, the colour shows as a bubble behind the time. On iPhone 8 or earlier, the colour goes all the way across the status bar. Here's what each colour means:


Your iPhone is either recording sound or your screen.


Your iPhone is using SharePlay to share content.

* For Personal Hotspot on iPhone 8 or earlier, you can also see how many devices joined your hotspot.personal hotspot icon appears in the status bar of iOS devices using Personal Hotspot.

If you see orange or green indicators in the status bar

With iOS 14 and later, you may see an orange or green indicator in the status bar on your iPhone. These indicators appear when the microphone and/or camera are being used by an app.

iPhone screen showing microphone on in status bar

An orange indicator means the microphone is being used by an app on your iPhone.

iPhone screen showing camera on in status bar

A green indicator means either the camera or the camera and the microphone are being used by an app on your iPhone.

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Source: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT207354