Status icons, Ring/silent switch – Apple iPhone iOS 8.1 User Manual
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Chapter 1
iPhone at a Glance
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Ring/Silent switch
Flip the Ring/Silent switch to put iPhone in ring mode or silent mode .
Ring
Ring
Silent
Silent
In ring mode, iPhone plays all sounds. In silent mode, iPhone doesn’t ring or play alerts and other
Important:
Clock alarms, audio apps such as Music, and many games play sounds through the
and Voice Memos are played, even if the Ring/Silent switch is set to silent.
For information about changing sound and vibration settings, see
page 34.
Use Do Not Disturb.
Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center, then tap
. See
on page 34.
Status icons
The icons in the status bar at the top of the screen give information about iPhone:
Status icon
What it means
Cell signal
You’re in range of the cellular network and can make and receive
Airplane mode
Airplane mode is on—you can’t make phone calls, and other
wireless functions may be disabled. See
page 45.
LTE
Your carrier’s LTE network is available, and iPhone can connect to
the Internet over that network. (iPhone 5 or later. Not available in all
areas.) See
on page 179.
UMTS
Your carrier’s 4G UMTS (GSM) or LTE network (depending on carrier) is
available, and iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network.
(Not available in all areas.) See
on page 179.
UMTS/EV-DO
Your carrier’s 3G UMTS (GSM) or EV-DO (CDMA) network is available,
and iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. See
on page 179.
EDGE
Your carrier’s EDGE (GSM) network is available, and iPhone can
connect to the Internet over that network. See
page 179.
GPRS/1xRTT
Your carrier’s GPRS (GSM) or 1xRTT (CDMA) network is available, and
iPhone can connect to the Internet over that network. See
on page 179.
Wi-Fi call
iPhone is making a call over Wi-Fi. See
on page 48.
Wi-Fi
iPhone is connected to the Internet over a Wi-Fi network. See
on page 15.