iphone xr camera icons

this may be a stupid question . if so i appologize . on my iphone xr when i go into the camera at the top there is a little arrow when it points up i only have the flash icon and the live icon .

when i point it down i have 5 icons . the flash , live,type of photo size, timer and olympic ring type symbol

all on the bottom above the white button to take a photo

when i watch videos of the camera icons these are on the top . did something change thank you

iPhone XR, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 24, 2021 10:43 AM

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Posted on Jan 24, 2021 10:50 AM

Hello. It depends on the model of iPhone. For Xr, Xs and later models you have the ^ icon which you press to reveal the extra row of icons, including the timer, as you describe.


For iPhone X and earlier models, the timer icon is already displayed without needing the extra step.


Theres more info in this Apple Support page if you are interested

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph263472f78/ios

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Jan 24, 2021 10:50 AM in response to dockyard

Hello. It depends on the model of iPhone. For Xr, Xs and later models you have the ^ icon which you press to reveal the extra row of icons, including the timer, as you describe.


For iPhone X and earlier models, the timer icon is already displayed without needing the extra step.


Theres more info in this Apple Support page if you are interested

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/iphone/iph263472f78/ios

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