{"id":184214,"date":"2021-02-20T13:24:20","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T10:24:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/what-do-blue-dots-mean-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-home-screen\/"},"modified":"2021-02-20T13:24:20","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T10:24:20","slug":"what-do-blue-dots-mean-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-home-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-do-blue-dots-mean-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-home-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"#What Do Blue Dots Mean on an iPhone or iPad Home Screen?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33a15f1ae78\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a33a15f1ae78\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-do-blue-dots-mean-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-home-screen\/#Why_Are_Blue_Dots_Next_to_Some_Apps\" >Why Are Blue Dots Next to Some Apps?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-do-blue-dots-mean-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-home-screen\/#How_Do_You_Remove_the_Blue_Dots\" >How Do You Remove the Blue Dots?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/what-do-blue-dots-mean-on-an-iphone-or-ipad-home-screen\/#Is_There_a_Way_to_Disable_the_Blue_Dots\" >Is There a Way to Disable the Blue Dots?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#What Do Blue Dots Mean on an iPhone or iPad Home Screen?&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-710250\">\n<div class=\"entry-content e-content\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710321\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/ios_bluedot_hero_2.jpg\" alt=\"The Blue Update Dot on iPhone and iPad\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Sometimes while browsing your iPhone or iPad home screen, you\u2019ll see a blue dot beside certain <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a> names. What does the dot mean? We\u2019ll explain.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_Are_Blue_Dots_Next_to_Some_Apps\"><\/span>Why Are Blue Dots Next to Some Apps?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you see a blue dot beside an app name on your iPhone or iPad home screen, it means that the app has recently been updated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-710323\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/iphone_blue_dot_example.jpg\" alt=\"An example of the blue update dot on an iPhone home screen.\" width=\"650\" height=\"310\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In this way, the blue dot suggests that there might be new features added to the app since you last ran it. It encourages you to check the app out again. In fact, the same thing happens when you update apps on your Mac.<\/p>\n<p>If blue dots are appearing beside your app names when you don\u2019t expect it, that means you have automatic app updates enabled on your iPhone or iPad. If you\u2019d like to disable automatic app updates, visit Settings &gt; App Store and flip off the switch beside \u201cApp Updates.\u201d But in <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>, having this feature enabled is a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>The blue dots will also appear when you\u2019re\u00a0manually updating an app through the App Store.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>Why You Should Update All Your Software<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_You_Remove_the_Blue_Dots\"><\/span>How Do You Remove the Blue Dots?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To remove a blue dot from beside the app\u2019s name, tap on the app and launch it. Once the app is run, the dot will disappear. However, the blue dot will reappear the next time the app is updated.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_There_a_Way_to_Disable_the_Blue_Dots\"><\/span>Is There a Way to Disable the Blue Dots?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No, there is currently no way to disable the blue dots on your iPhone or iPad. 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