Up until a short time ago I had the Bluetooth icon showing up near the time on my iphone7. It helped to know if it was on or not. So if I don't need it I can see it's off, saving power.
Something has changed and now it is not showing up there.
Is there an option somewhere that turns off that tiny display?
iPhone 7, iOS 10.3.2
Ah ok thanks.
It's a case of "oh **** they have taken away something that I found useful", but if that's how it is then no matter.
I'll just have to swipe up to check, rather than "just see it".
It was such a small icon and fitted there so easy. Makes little sense to remove it. But thanks.
I’m afraid I don’t agree with your passive response. I am wholly suspicious of everything these tech giants do as there is an ulterior motive. Bluetooth allows external monitoring of your device as it offers a ‘handshake’ with other devices now without us / you even knowing. Look at it in simple terms - that icon was affecting no-one or nothing yet they’ve invested time, money and energy into eradicating it without any consent, consultation or debate. Anyone who thinks Apple; Samsung; Google; Facebook or any of those other titans do anything for simplicity’s sake better wake up and smell the coffee cos the coffee is really, really, really strong....
If you upgraded to iOS 12, the Bluetooth icon is no longer shown in the status bar of the screen.
You can still access Bluetooth using the control center or via the settings.
If you have connected bluetooth accessory, an icon might show up in the status bar, for example the headphone icon, if a Bluetooth headset is connected.
Learn the meaning of the iPhone status icons - iPhone User Guide
It always amazes me when companies remove a totally useful aspect and replace it with something completely useless.
At least give us the ability to customize what we feel is important.
Sure the BT symbol was small, and it's smaller on my old 5s but it could know at a GLANCE that my phone connected to the vehicle that I'm driving, whereas now I have to open up settings to verify it connected.
I've had a few cars where the BT didn't always connect even though it was on and previously paired.
The asinine location indicator is absolutely USELESS, and depending on many apps individual settings the arrow is on all the time.
According to google translate, this Chinese user pointed to Settings/Bluetooth to switch Bluetooth on or off. 😉
I guess, omitting the Bluetooth icon might free some space in the status bar for the iPhone X models.
Yes, thank you. I have been going through all of the various settings for an hour looking for it. I took your suggestion and used the link to request that they provide an option to show it (much like the battery %).
You're welcome 🙂
If you want the Bluetooth icon back, you can tell Apple about your wishes directly by using the iPhone Feedback link:
設定>>>藍芽
No idea why someone is replying in a language that I cannot read, maybe it is non-genuine.
I will mark as solved, as at least I know the change (good or bad) they have made.
Where is bluetooth icon on iphone
