How do I get rid of the White Spot on my Lock Screen?

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How do I get rid of the White Spot on my Lock Screen?

I do not know how that white spot appeared. I just updated my iPad to the latest version and somehow the spot appeared in the lock screen. It disappears when I open up the control center, but when I exit from it, the white spot comes back. It also disappears when I unlock my iPad, but it appears again when I go back to the lock screen. I even rebooted my iPad and it still wouldn’t go away.

Is there anything I can do?

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iPad Air Wi-Fi, iOS 12.0.1

Posted on Oct 21, 2018 8:06 PM

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Oct 22, 2018 1:44 AM in response to JonIsLost

There appears to be a bug in iOS that, for cellular capable iPads that do not have an active SIM card installed, the cellular signal bar at the top-right of the screen is replaced with the “white blob”.

I personally observed this behaviour when upgrading an iPad Mini 2 from iOS 11.4.1 to iOS 12 - however, the “blob” disappeared upon subsequent update of the iPad to iOS 12.0.1.

If you use the “search” feature within the Apple Communities, you will find several other reports of this bug.

It is recommended that you report your issue, as a bug, to Apple using their feedback page Feedback - iPad - Apple

You will not receive a reply, however, your report should be logged. Alternatively, you can raise a Support Case directly with Apple Support.

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