iPhone 14 Pro Red Ring/ Circle With Numbers In It From Lock Screen

Hi Chevyloar,

From what you describe, it may have been the icon indicating an app on your iPhone was granted access to the microphone and the microphone was in use. You can see an example of this here:

"If you see blue, green, red, or purple 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 using Screen Mirroring, or an app is actively using your location.

You're on a call or your iPhone is providing a Personal Hotspot,*

Your iPhone is either recording sound or your screen.

Your iPhone is using SharePlay to share content."

Status icons and symbols on your iPhone - Apple Support

If that's the case here, you can control which apps have access to hardware features by following the instructions here:

Control access to hardware features on iPhone - Apple Support

Cheers!

I had the same red ring, my iPhone was super hot. The above description is not what I was experiencing. The red ring took up the entire screen.