Chapter 1 iPhone at a Glance 13
Status icon What it means
Do Not Disturb “Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb on page 32.
Personal Hotspot iPhone is providing a Personal Hotspot for another device. See
Personal Hotspot
on page 33.
Syncing iPhone is syncing with iTunes.
Network activity Shows that there’s network activity. Some third-party apps may also
use it to show an active process.
Call Forwarding Call Forwarding is set up. See Call forwarding, call waiting, and caller
ID
on page 48.
VPN You’re connected to a network using VPN. See Network access on
page 149.
TTY iPhone is set to work with a TTY machine. See TTY support on
page 146.
Portrait orientation
lock
The iPhone screen is locked in portrait orientation. See Change the
screen orientation on page 23.
Alarm An alarm is set. See Alarms and timers on page 85.
Location Services An item is using Location Services. See Privacy on page 36.
Bluetooth® Blue or white icon: Bluetooth is on and paired with a device.
Gray icon: Bluetooth is on. If iPhone is paired with a device, the
device may be out of range or turned o.
No icon: Bluetooth is turned o.
See Bluetooth devices
on page 35.
Bluetooth battery Shows the battery level of a paired Bluetooth device.
Battery Shows the iPhone battery level or charging status. See Charge and
monitor the battery
on page 39.