I have yet to see the headphone icon on my new iPhone X Max. Has it been dropped? Is there a configuration? I have connected to three different Bluetooth headphones, earbuds and speakers. No icon.
iPhone XS Max, iOS 12
The icon as you call it, was the Bluetooth Symbol, and yes, in iOS 12 it has been removed. That doesn't mean you're not connected to a Bluetooth device, it just means when you are, you will not see the Bluetooth symbol on your home screen. The reality is it really didn't do anything other than show Bluetooth was turned on (it never did tell you a connection to a device was active).
The icon as you call it, was the Bluetooth Symbol, and yes, in iOS 12 it has been removed. That doesn't mean you're not connected to a Bluetooth device, it just means when you are, you will not see the Bluetooth symbol on your home screen. The reality is it really didn't do anything other than show Bluetooth was turned on (it never did tell you a connection to a device was active).
You can still see the headphone icon by displaying the control centre by swiping down from the top right.
The Bluetooth headphone symbol in the status bar told you if you’re Bluetooth headphones were connected or not. It was helpful since AirPods occasionally disconnect and you end up playing music for the entire office. Now there’s no way to be sure when you hit the play button.
How were you tracking BT usage by a static symbol on your home screen?
Nothing has changed really. You can still turn Bluetooth on and off via Control Center and Settings. In both locations, the Bluetooth symbol still appears. It's just no longer occupying space on your home screen.
It also showed remaining battery level for the headset. As others have already lamented: it ensured that hitting Play sends the audio to the right source, while also letting you know how much play time you have left on the headset.
The weird thing is that the icon is gone only for some headsets. If I connect my Sensation headphones there’s no icon, but if I connect the Jabra headphones the icon and the battery level both appear!!
Oops. I conflated the BT symbol and the headphone symbol. Regarding the BT symbol, that I used to check when battery was getting low and I wanted to ensure I had it off, or if I wanted to pair, that it was on. Not a big deal that I now have to swipe first.
However, the headphone symbol indicated that I was paired, I believe is completely gone, and that is too bad.
A number of times I’d lose audio only to realize that the phone had paired with my car, idling in the driveway.
Ok. Thanks. I’ll miss it. I used it to track bt usage to save battery and to see why I couldn’t hear anything (when sound was going out my headphones I left connected and in another room. )
No headphone icon on X Max. Was it dropped?
