Floating dots on the left and right of iPhone screen

Peter Siamprakos wrote:

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of the dots on the iPhone please? See image.

https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/cf381f47-3505-4513-9c48-fdf2d9bba2fa

My question would be what is that overlay— independent of "dots" it looks incomplete at best—looks like some corrupt version of Widgets...

ref: How to add and edit widgets on your iPhone - Apple Support

Try removing the Customization/widgets and compare your results.

Have you shutdown & restarted the iPhone ie power off/on...if not resolved proceed

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

Reset or a Force Restart,

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

Restore from backup, restore as new device.

Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support

the current stable release, including bug fixes iOS 17.6.1

Update your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support