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blue moving vertical line on iphone 4s

hey guys ever since i updated to ios 7 anytime i make a call or its active (texting or going online) a blue vertical line comes up and moves drom one side of the screen to the other it goes away but its annoying and it worries me

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iPhone 4S, iOS 7.0.2

Posted on Sep 30, 2013 1:49 PM

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Posted on Sep 30, 2013 1:56 PM

Definitely not good. First thing to try is to reset your device. Press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears. Let go of the buttons and let the device restart. See if that fixes your problem.


If that doesn't help have Apple check it out. Make an appointment at an Apple Store to have your device examined by a technician. Or contact Apple Support.

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Sep 30, 2013 1:56 PM in response to aslan2001ie

Definitely not good. First thing to try is to reset your device. Press and hold the Home and Sleep buttons simultaneously until the Apple logo appears. Let go of the buttons and let the device restart. See if that fixes your problem.


If that doesn't help have Apple check it out. Make an appointment at an Apple Store to have your device examined by a technician. Or contact Apple Support.

Oct 7, 2013 2:10 AM in response to aslan2001ie

Hi All,


I had this problem last night with my iPhone 5,


Go to Settings/General/Accessibility/Physical & Motor then turn Switch Control Off.


This feature is for use with an adaptive accessory for people who may be physically disabled (like a physical button connected to the phone), iOS7 will then highlight items in turn (using a blue bar or square), the user can then select their choice (using their button or switch) when it is highlighted.


Please rest assured that the blue line is nothing to worry about and is not sign of a fault, merely part of the software.


I turned this off last night and the blue bar dissappeared. Hopefully the same will happen for you.


Good Luck.

Oct 7, 2013 7:48 AM in response to Tris D

I have the exact same issue. The settings you describe above are all off but I still had it. It has been there since the day after I upgraded to ios 7.0.2 for my iPad mini. So I've had it for 4 days now, but today it is gone. Here is a pic.


I have no clue why it isn't there now. All i did was go in and check my settings, which, again, were all off as described above.


Here is a pic of the issue. This was on most apps and even turned on when I was on Safari if the website had to do any sort of loading, like a video, for example. The bar below is on a sailing app I have, but it was on most others too. The bar would just keep going from left to right and back again. It wouldn't never turn off. When I went back to my homescreen it would continue for about 1-2 seconds then disappear. Have dealt with this for 4 days now and it just suddenly stopped...figures...day I make a reservation at Genius Bar it won't replicate. Good thing I have a pic of it.


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Oct 16, 2013 3:53 AM in response to BruceyNZ

Hi BruceyNZ,


I have an iPhone 4 with the same issue. Check again, because that section (not an option itself) exists:


Settings/General/Accessibility/Physical & Motor/Switch Control


This also fix another issue: my phone wouldn't lock or go to sleep if I didn't press the sleep/lock button. Therefore, if i had the phone like this, it would drain the battery. Happened last night and now it works well.


I've switched off this option many times, but for some reason after some time it switches on itself.

Oct 19, 2013 11:09 AM in response to Tris D

Hi Folks,


My blue line has returned twice this week. It seems like Switch control turns itself back on randomly, but I think that in every instance this has been due to (unaware) user error. The triple click home button turns switch control on an off, you can see this happening by triple clicking whilst in the accessibility menu.


I honestly don't think this is a bug, but I'm surprised that Apple didn't make the option a little harder to activate.

Oct 22, 2013 1:19 PM in response to Tris D

I just had my phone company send me a new phone because of this blue stripe issue. As soon as the new phone was started it happened again. Tried this cure and ..... NO BLUE LINE. Hope it stays that way.


Other issue: since IOS 7 (when the blue stripe appeared, my case charger will not work with iphone 5. It starts charging and then shuts off in 30 seconds. Any theories?

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