User's Manual

Chapter 1 iPhone at a glance 15
Status icons
The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPhone:
Status icon What it means
Cell signal You’re in range of the cellular network and can make and receive
calls. If there’s no signal, “No service” appears.
Airplane mode Airplane mode is on—you can’t make phone calls, and other
wireless functions may be disabled. See Travel with iPhone on
page 49.
LTE Your carrier’s LTE network is available, and iPhone can connect to
the Internet over that network. (iPhone 5 or later. Not available in all
areas.) See Cellular settings on page 199.
UMTS Your carrier’s 4G UMTS (GSM) or LTE network (depending on
carrier) is available, and iPhone can connect to the Internet over
that network. (Not available in all areas.) See Cellular settings on
page 199.
UMTS/EV-DO Your carrier’s 3G UMTS (GSM) or EV-DO (CDMA) network is available,
and iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. See
Cellular settings on page 199.
EDGE Your carrier’s EDGE (GSM) network is available, and iPhone can
connect to the Internet over that network. See Cellular settings on
page 199.
GPRS/1xRTT Your carrier’s GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA) network is available, and
iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. See Cellular
settings on page 199.
Wi-Fi call iPhone is making a call over Wi-Fi. See Make a call on page 53.
Wi-Fi iPhone is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi network. See
Connect to Wi-Fi on page 18.
Do Not Disturb “Do Not Disturb” is turned on. See Do Not Disturb on page 38.
Personal Hotspot iPhone is providing a Personal Hotspot for another device. See
Personal Hotspot on page 42.
Syncing iPhone is syncing with iTunes. See Sync with iTunes on page 22.
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 58.
VPN You’re connected to a network using VPN. See Network access on
page 183.
TTY iPhone is set to work with a TTY machine. See TTY support on
page 182.
Portrait orientation
lock
The iPhone screen is locked in portrait orientation. See Change the
screen orientation on page 27.
Alarm An alarm is set. See Alarms and timers on page 104.
Location Services An item is using Location Services. See Privacy on page 44.
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