Have you ever wondered why you see different arrow icons on your iPhone’s status bar? They appear when your device is using Location Services.
Speaking specifically of the empty arrow, it appears in the status bar when the app is geo fencing. It is a procedure for defining a geographical boundary and sending an alert when entering or exiting the boundary.
But there remains the concern of removing the iPhone’s empty arrow.
So, without grouping everything here, let’s see how to remove the blank arrow from iPhone.
What does the different arrow mean on iPhone?
- Holy Arrow: Indicates that the app on the phone is geo fencing.
- Gray arrow: Indicates that a website or app has used your location in the past 24 hours.
- Purple Arrow: This means the app has recently used Location Services.
- Blue circular arrow: This means that the website or app you are using is trying to use your location services.
How to get rid of the empty arrow on iPhone?
There are two ways iPhone users can remove the blank arrow from the phone. Disable Location Services and the status bar icon.
Below is a complete simplification of the methods to simplify the process.
Disable Location Services
An empty arrow appears because Location Services are enabled. So the simplest solution would be to disable it. When you turn off location services, you turn off location permission on your phone.
Follow the steps below to disable Location on your iPhone:
- Select the settings app.
- Select the Privacy option.
- Select Location Services.
- Disable the Location Services button.
Turn off the status bar icon
Another effective way to remove the blank arrow from the iPhone screen is to disable the status bar icon. Prevents the location icon from being displayed in the status bar.
Try the following steps to complete the task:
- Select Settings.
- Press the Privacy option.
- Select the Location Services option.
- Scroll down and select System Services.
- Go to the status bar icon and disable the button.
How do I remove the navigation arrow?
Not only iPhone users but also Mac users can face the problem with the status bar location arrow. Users can see the location arrow on Mac when the “Show location icon in menu bar when system services request your location” option is enabled.
If you want to remove the navigation arrow on Mac, you need to disable the option mentioned above. You can complete the following steps to complete the process:
- Select the Apple logo from the top panel.
- Then select System Preferences from the list.
- Now select Security and Privacy.
- Next, you need to click on the Privacy tab.
- You will see a lock icon at the bottom. Click on it.
- It will ask you to enter your password. Enter your password to open the lock icon.
- Make sure you select the Enable Location Services option.
- Now select Location Services.
- Navigate and select System Services.
- Then click on the Details option.
- Then uncheck the Show location icon in the menu bar when system services request your location.
- Then click the Finish button.
How to limit location services for a specific app?
Sometimes you want to use Location Services, but you need to prevent some apps from accessing your location. In such a situation, you can limit the location services of a particular application. This only limits the permission to the location of that single app.
Here’s how you manage the location services of the app you choose:
- Go to the Settings app and tap on it.
- Select Privacy.
- Tap the Location Services option.
- The Location Service must be enabled in order to change the settings of each application.
- Navigate and select an application.
- From the Allow access to location menu, select Never. After that, the app will no longer be able to access your device’s location.
It’s worth noting that some apps on your iPhone may use the Exact Location feature to know your exact location. But it doesn’t have to be allowed for every app. You can even choose which apps you want to enable your exact location.
You can prevent apps from using your exact location by following these steps:
- Select Setup.
- Go to Privacy and select it.
- Select Location Services.
- Then enable the Location Services option.
- Now select the app and disable the button next to the Exact Location option.
