What those coloured dots of light mean on your phone display

Sometimes you see small, coloured dots in the centre or the right side of the top of your phone screen.

The Star MalaysiaDPA2026-10-18 04:00查看原文 ↗

Green light shows the camera is on. The green status indicator on an iPhone shows whether the camera is being used by an app. — Nico Tapia/dpa

BERLIN: Sometimes you see small, coloured dots in the centre or the right side of the top of your phone screen.

Now they are there, now they are gone – you may wonder what they mean.

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