IF you've ever noticed a person icon in the upper left corner of your iPhone, we'll break down where it came from, what it means, and how to turn it off.

Along with the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro comes an interesting addition to the status bar – a silence mode icon next to the time. Fortunately, Apple has included a way to hide silent ...

If you've upgraded to an iPhone 16 version from an old iPhone with a Mute switch, you'll see that Silent Mode icon pop up in the status bar the first time you use the Action button to mute the phone.

If you don't want to see the person icon on your iPhone's status bar, it's easy to remove it: just turn off Personal Focus. You've got a few ways to do this.