Where do you see status icons

Status icons appear in the status bar on your iPhone:

If you don't see an icon, check Control Center by swiping down from the top-right corner.

About the status icons on your iPhone

Your carrier’s 5G network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. Works with iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. (Not available in all areas.)

On the home page, what does the small blue dot mean under the icon. Asked by Donna C from Detroit; May 26, 2016 Flag as inappropriate on the home page, what does the small blue dot mean under the icon.
It means the app has been updated, but not yet used since the update. Once you tap on it to open it up, the blue dot will go away.
See also: App Review Popups? These blue dots may appear next to some apps (left side of the app name – under the app icon, as you can see below) on the home screen or inside folders. This shows that apps with blue dots have recently been updated. In other words, when an app is updated (automatically or manually), little blue dots will appear.
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Your carrier’s 5G network with higher frequency is available, and your iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. Works with iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, and iPhone 12 Pro Max. (Not available in all areas.)

Your carrier’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.)

In iOS 6, when you installed a new app, its icon would display a small 'new' banner across one corner. In iOS 7, new apps are represented by a blue dot. That dot also appears when you update an existing app (or the OS updates it for you in the background). In both cases, the dot disappears after you launch that app for the first time.

Your carrier’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.)

Your carrier’s 3G UMTS (GSM) or EV-DO (CDMA) network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network.

Your carrier’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.)

Your carrier’s GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA) network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network.

Your carrier’s EDGE (GSM) network is available, and your iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network.

You’re in range of your cellular network and can make and receive calls. If there’s no signal, 'No service' appears.

On your iPhone with Dual SIM capability, you’re in range of your cellular network and can make and receive calls. If there’s no signal, 'No service' appears.

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

Your iPhone is connected to the Internet over Wi-Fi.

An app or website is using Location Services. A hollow means that an item may receive your location under certain conditions.

Airplane Mode is on. You can’t make calls or use Bluetooth until you turn off this setting.

Orientation Lock is on. Your screen won't rotate until you turn off this setting.

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

Your iPhone is locked with a passcode or Touch ID.

Your iPhone is paired with a wireless headset, headphones, or earbuds.

This icon shows the battery level of your iPhone. If this icon is yellow, Low Power Mode is on. If this icon is red, then your iPhone has less than 20% charge.

The battery level of your paired Bluetooth device.

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

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

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

Your iPhone is either providing a Personal Hotspot,* Screen Mirroring, or an app is actively using your location.

Your iPhone is either recording sound or your screen.

* For Personal Hotspot on iPhone 8 or earlier, you can also see how many devices joined your hotspot. 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, you might 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.

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

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

About other icons in Control Center