What does the “arrow” icon shown in the iPhone status bar indicate?
The icon shows an arrow like symbol pointing towards upper right. It appears towards the left of the battery indicator in iPhone.
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The icon shows an arrow like symbol pointing towards upper right. It appears towards the left of the battery indicator in iPhone.
What does this mean?
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The icon shows an arrow like symbol pointing towards upper right. It appears towards the left of the battery indicator in iPhone.
What does this mean?
iphone ios
edited Dec 4 '18 at 11:41
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The icon shows an arrow like symbol pointing towards upper right. It appears towards the left of the battery indicator in iPhone.
What does this mean?
iphone ios
iphone ios
edited Dec 4 '18 at 11:41
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asked Dec 4 '18 at 11:16
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edited Dec 4 '18 at 11:41
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edited Dec 4 '18 at 11:41
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edited Dec 4 '18 at 11:41
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edited Dec 4 '18 at 11:41
Nimesh Neema
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This icon represents Location Services. The icon isn't generally shown all the time. The appearance of this icon indicates that some iOS app/service has recently accessed your current location.
The appearance of the icon can be configured by going to Settings app → Privacy → Location Services → System Services on your iPhone and toggling the switch shown in front of Status Bar Icon item.
Your iPhone may use not just GPS, but a combination of various technologies such as Bluetooth, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots, location determined by cellular towards, and other GPS like technologies such, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS to determine the current location.
Also, as shown above the Status Bar Icon item, the icon itself could be styled in different form to convey different information.
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It means that your GPS is turned ON.
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Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
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This icon represents Location Services. The icon isn't generally shown all the time. The appearance of this icon indicates that some iOS app/service has recently accessed your current location.
The appearance of the icon can be configured by going to Settings app → Privacy → Location Services → System Services on your iPhone and toggling the switch shown in front of Status Bar Icon item.
Your iPhone may use not just GPS, but a combination of various technologies such as Bluetooth, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots, location determined by cellular towards, and other GPS like technologies such, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS to determine the current location.
Also, as shown above the Status Bar Icon item, the icon itself could be styled in different form to convey different information.
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This icon represents Location Services. The icon isn't generally shown all the time. The appearance of this icon indicates that some iOS app/service has recently accessed your current location.
The appearance of the icon can be configured by going to Settings app → Privacy → Location Services → System Services on your iPhone and toggling the switch shown in front of Status Bar Icon item.
Your iPhone may use not just GPS, but a combination of various technologies such as Bluetooth, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots, location determined by cellular towards, and other GPS like technologies such, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS to determine the current location.
Also, as shown above the Status Bar Icon item, the icon itself could be styled in different form to convey different information.
answered Dec 4 '18 at 11:44
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This icon represents Location Services. The icon isn't generally shown all the time. The appearance of this icon indicates that some iOS app/service has recently accessed your current location.
The appearance of the icon can be configured by going to Settings app → Privacy → Location Services → System Services on your iPhone and toggling the switch shown in front of Status Bar Icon item.
Your iPhone may use not just GPS, but a combination of various technologies such as Bluetooth, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots, location determined by cellular towards, and other GPS like technologies such, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS to determine the current location.
Also, as shown above the Status Bar Icon item, the icon itself could be styled in different form to convey different information.
answered Dec 4 '18 at 11:44
Nimesh NeemaNimesh Neema
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This icon represents Location Services. The icon isn't generally shown all the time. The appearance of this icon indicates that some iOS app/service has recently accessed your current location.
The appearance of the icon can be configured by going to Settings app → Privacy → Location Services → System Services on your iPhone and toggling the switch shown in front of Status Bar Icon item.
Your iPhone may use not just GPS, but a combination of various technologies such as Bluetooth, crowd-sourced Wi-Fi hotspots, location determined by cellular towards, and other GPS like technologies such, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS to determine the current location.
Also, as shown above the Status Bar Icon item, the icon itself could be styled in different form to convey different information.
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It means that your GPS is turned ON.
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Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
– BallpointBen
Dec 4 '18 at 19:42
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It means that your GPS is turned ON.
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Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
– BallpointBen
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It means that your GPS is turned ON.
It means that your GPS is turned ON.
answered Dec 4 '18 at 11:21
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Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
– BallpointBen
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Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
– BallpointBen
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Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
– BallpointBen
Dec 4 '18 at 19:42
Not quite -- it means that your location is currently being used by an app.
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