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Weird skinny blue dot next to text message

Hi. For the second day in a row I got a spam text that instead of the full circle shaped blue dot 🔵 next to an unread message, it has a skinny vertical blue dot instead. I can’t find info online for what the skinny dot is supposed to mean. It disappears if you open the text in order to block it.

Thanks for your help!

iPhone XS Max, iOS 15

Posted on Nov 23, 2021 5:30 PM

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Posted on Nov 23, 2021 6:02 PM

That's normal, the blue dot only show the message is new (not read).

Of course it's gone once you opened it.

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Weird skinny blue dot next to text message

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