Blue dot in front of iOS apps: That's what it means

Apple is known for letting its users know everything that's happening on their devices. Another new notification is the small blue dot in front of an app. This says that the app has been newly installed or updated. Previously, this was indicated by a blue line above the app.

What does the blue dot in front of an iOS app mean?

Today, there are many useful apps for many different things. Apple goes out of its way to always put the latest updates on its devices.

1. Before iOS 7, the little blue dot in front of an iOS app was the little blue line above the app icon.
2. The meaning of the dot is quite simple. It gives information that a just received an update.
3. Also a newly installed app gets the small blue dot as soon as you are done downloading.
4. You can not turn off this feature, because it is one of the basic features of iOS. In addition, the design is very discreet and should not bother you further.
5. Especially if you have many apps, you quickly lose track of which apps have been updated and which have not yet. The small blue dot is an indicator that tells you this detail.