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What is the gray bar at the bottom of the multitasking screen? I see my friends and family have it but it never shows up for me.

I’m not sure what this is and I’m just curious how I’d be able to use it

iPhone 7 Plus, 12

Posted on Feb 17, 2019 5:09 PM

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Posted on Feb 18, 2019 7:25 PM

That's due to handoff and is explained in more detail in

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204681


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Feb 17, 2019 6:03 PM in response to JacobD02

Do you all have the same phone? I'm guessing it's the indicator bar on the iPhone X and newer that you're referring to, and it's not a feature on the iPhone 8 and older.


The line is there as a point of reference to swipe up to get to the home screen since the iPhone X has no physical Home button.


~Lyssa

What is the gray bar at the bottom of the multitasking screen? I see my friends and family have it but it never shows up for me.

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