How do I disable the green check mark on the top of my iPhone?

There is a green check on top of my screen and when I tap it, it takes me to Facebook. When I searched the internet, it said the app was using my microphone or camera. I went to settings and disabled camera access to face book. The green check mark is still there. iPhone 16


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Original Title: how do i disable the green check mark on the top of my phone? it takes me to facebook.

iPhone 16 Pro Max

Posted on Sep 3, 2025 6:10 PM

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Posted on Sep 3, 2025 6:33 PM

It looks like you are seeing Live Activities provided by the Facebook app. It alerts you when there is a new message or comment to one of your posts and you can tap on it to open the Facebook app.


To turn it off, go to Settings > Apps > Facebook, and toggle off the Live Activities switch.

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Sep 3, 2025 8:13 PM in response to mixolo223423

You are welcome!


The Live Activities is actually a good feature when used responsibly by apps. For example a sports app could display a the current score of games you are monitoring, or a food delivery app could give updated expected delivery times, or a music app could show you the current playing songs with controls to change the track.


Unfortunately, Facebook uses it in the worst possible way by simply showing a checkmark when there is new information and uses the button as a shortcut to access their app. In my opinion that is a poor use of the feature and you did the correct thing by removing it on the Facebook app.

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