What is purple arrow on Apple Watch?

The purple arrow at the top of your screen indicates that one of the apps on your Apple Watch is using your location services.
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What is the little arrow on my Apple Watch?

It is a new icon and appears from any third party app that uses GPS or navigation. Eventually they will update their status icon information and include this icon. I have confirmed as others have said that this icon indicates location services used by third party apps.
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What does purple location arrow mean?

"A purple arrow indicates that an item has recently used your location." "A gray arrow indicates that an item has used your location in the last 24 hours."
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What is the blue arrow at the top of my Apple Watch?

You'll see a blue arrow at the upper-right corner of the screen if an app or complication recently used location services. If you're using Wi-Fi instead of your iPhone, the blue Wi-Fi image will appear here.
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What are the symbols on Apple Watch?

Status Icons
  • Red Dot Icon. This icon signifies that there are unread notifications on your Apple Watch. ...
  • Charging Icon. The green flash icon on Apple Watch shows that your Apple Watch is currently charging on its dock.
  • Low Battery Icon. ...
  • Lock Icon. ...
  • Water Lock Icon. ...
  • Do Not Disturb Icon. ...
  • Airplane Mode Icon. ...
  • Theater Mode Icon.
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Apple Watch Status indicator icons and what they mean



What do the arrows mean on Apple Watch activity rings?

What do those up or down arrows mean, exactly? Your iPhone analyzes the last 90 days of a given activity and compares it to the entire past year. If the most recent 90 days averages more than the average of the past year, the arrow points up. If it's less, the arrow points down.
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What is the arrow in the top left corner of my iPhone?

An app or website is using Location Services. A hollow arrow means that an item may receive your location under certain conditions. A blue arrow may appear when the app you're using requests your location.
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What does the blue arrow mean?

Now, another subtle-yet-significant change has been introduced in the form of a blue arrow. The tiny blue arrow appears next to the top result, and acts much like a cursor does. Using the up and down arrows, you can move the cursor to the result you want and hit enter to launch that page.
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What is that blue square with an arrow?

This particular icon overlay occurs if you have third-party antivirus software installed. This happens after an auto-created backup of files by the AV software, therefore showing a checkmark or double forward-facing arrow (chevron) in a blue box overlay along with the icon.
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What does the little arrow next to the time mean?

In short, when you enable Location Services, a black or white-hollow arrow icon may appear indicating that your device is using Location Services (e.g., maps, Camera, weather apps, etc). When you enable your Location Services, you are letting your iOS device determine your location.
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Can you tell when someone checks your location?

No. Android and iPhone's iOS do not notify or give an indication when someone checks your location. There is a brief icon displayed in the notification bar when GPS is used by location services. Any number of apps or system processes trigger a location check.
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How do I turn location services off?

You can control what location information your phone can use. Open your phone's Settings app. Under "Personal," tap Location access. At the top of the screen, turn Access to my location on or off.
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How can I tell what app is using my location?

Learn how an app can use your phone's location
  1. On your phone's home screen, find the app icon.
  2. Touch and hold the app icon.
  3. Tap App info .
  4. Tap Permissions More. All permissions.
  5. Under "Location," you can find the type of location the app requested.
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What does Theatre mode do?

Theater Mode is a feature that, once enabled, keeps your Apple Watch silent and the screen dark. If you have your watch set to wake when you raise your wrist, this will also be disabled when in Theater Mode.
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What does Square arrow icon mean?

Answer: A: Answer: A: It provides a menu of actions that can be performed with the item. Tap on it to see the options. In this case it lets you share a link to the item via email or social networks.
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What does a box with a down arrow mean?

Answer: A: The icon of a folder with the downward pointing arrow is for moving an email into a different email folder - and you should be able to chose which folder to move the email to when you tap on the icon.
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Why do I have an arrow on my iPhone?

In the upper right corner of your iPhone you may sometimes see a little arrow. The arrow signals that “Location Services” is turned on. Locations Services supply apps with your current position, which in turn leads to a better user experience.
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Why are there two blue arrows on my icons?

If that is two blue arrows facing each other at the top right of the icons, that indicates that folder, or disk is compressed, you can right click the folder or drive and select Properties and turn off compression . .
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Does the orange dot mean someone is listening?

If both are in use, you'll see the green camera dot. So if you use an iPhone and want to know if your phone is listening or watching, glance at the upper-right corner. If you see the small green or orange dot, your microphone or camera is on.
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Should cellular data be on or off?

It's the fast data connection available, unless you're using Wi-Fi. When Cellular Data is off, you'll only see the signal strength bars in the upper left-hand corner of your iPhone. For almost everyone, it's a good idea to leave Cellular Data on.
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What is the blue arrow on my iPhone?

These arrows would let you know when your location is being accessed by an app in the background. This way you could find misbehaving apps and deny them permissions easily. These icons have received a new overhaul with colored looks.
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Can you shower with Apple Watch?

"Showering with Apple Watch Series 2 and newer is ok, but we recommend not exposing Apple Watch to soaps, shampoos, conditioners, lotions, and perfumes as they can negatively affect water seals and acoustic membranes.
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What do the colored Activity rings mean on Apple Watch?

The Activity app displays three rings. The red Move ring shows how many active calories you've burned. The green Exercise ring shows how many minutes of brisk activity you've done. The blue Stand ring shows how many times in the day you've stood and moved for at least one minute per hour.
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