Blue status bar with gear and rotating arrows?

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Blue status bar with gear and rotating arrows?

Appeared on iPhone SE2, iOS 18.2 while scrolling through social media comments in Safari over LTE. Nothing plugged in, not screen mirroring or hotspotting, automatic updates off, location services off, etc. etc. No apps running in the background afaict.

I then closed Safari, turned on Airplane mode, yet blue bar + symbol remained. Tapping the bar did nothing. Rebooted the phone and it went away.

Never seen this before in my life. Kind of creeped out. Any ideas?

Posted on Dec 30, 2024 3:39 AM

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satchnut Author

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Jan 4, 2025 11:41 PM in response to satchnut

Still rather unnerved about this. The symbol doesn’t appear in Apple’s official list of status bar symbols.

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Dec 30, 2024 4:58 AM in response to satchnut

To improve my understanding of the phenomenon, it would be highly beneficial if you could share a full screenshot (Do not crop it). Visual representations carry a greater impact than written descriptions.

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Please re-post with detail so that someone else can help.

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satchnut Author

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Dec 30, 2024 6:17 AM in response to SravanKrA

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Blue status bar with gear and rotating arrows?

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