O2 icon lock screen

[Anonymous]

Ive got a iPhone 6 with ios 8.1.2 and the last day or so ive noticed a little o2 icon on the bottom left of the lock screen. Looks like the same icon to the o2 priority app.

Whats this for?

[DinoF]

---

@Anonymous wrote:
I'm on macdonalds O2 Wifi now with no icon. 😞

I have priority and everything turned on in the app and location settings.

No icon.

I feel left out ! 😉

---

...to be fair - for whatever reason, it doesn't seem to work all the time

I commute to and from London Bridge train station every day and use my phone, both in the morning and evening, whilst standing in the station. I would say that I see the Southern rail icon, in the bottom left of my screen, less than once a week........

[Anonymous]

I'm not sure @Anonymous although Apple don't allow any network bloat ware on their iPhones ,so possibly not because it's sim locked to O2.

[Anonymous]

Cheers for your explanation @DinoF

Certainly a conundrum. 😄

[Anonymous]

@bandofbrothers, it is not bloatware, it is the networks badge & showing that the op has signal, I have had it on my iPhone's since the 3GS

[Anonymous]

---

@Anonymous wrote:
@Anonymous, it is not bloatware, it is the networks badge & showing that the op has signal, I have had it on my iPhone's since the 3GS

---

Then I'm really confused @Anonymous as I've never had the O2 logo on a lock screen on any of my iPhone's on O2  ,and their are no signal indicator dots on a lock screen to show strength. 

Signal Strength is shown via the 02-UK and the 5 dots in the iPhone's status bar in the left hand corner on the main Springboards / Homescreen. 

I did say Apple have not allowed O2 add 'any' bloatware on their iPhones. 

[PhoneChanger]

As mentioned in a previous post this is due to location services. For example the O2 priority moments application icon appears usually when either in close proximity to an offer, or close to an O2 store. If you swipe over the icon it will open that application.

The same thing happens for me when I go to the cinema, when I visit my local ODEON the ODEON app logo appears in the bottom left, when swipped to unlock over the application it opens the ODEON app.

It has nothing to do with carrier settings, who your carrier is, or any bloatwear from your network

[MI5]

---

@PhoneChanger wrote:

As mentioned in a previous post this is due to location services. For example the O2 priority moments application icon appears usually when either in close proximity to an offer, or close to an O2 store. If you swipe over the icon it will open that application.

The same thing happens for me when I go to the cinema, when I visit my local ODEON the ODEON app logo appears in the bottom left, when swipped to unlock over the application it opens the ODEON app.

It has nothing to do with carrier settings, who your carrier is, or any bloatwear from your network

---

Sounds perfectly viable to me and the reason why I asked what happened when it was swiped previously.

[Anonymous]

Hi everyone!

This a feature introduced in iOS8. It tries to suggest the user an app based on their current location. Just swipe up on the icon to launch directly into that app.

Read more about iOS 8 suggested apps feature here:

http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/disable-ios-8s-suggested-apps-feature/

Hope that helps!

[jonsie]

@Anonymous do you work for O2? 

[Anonymous]

Hi Jonsie, yes I work for O2, how did you guess?! 

I just joined as I saw this same strange icon on my iPhone lock screen and when I Googled it, I saw this thread. After more Googling, I found the answer and thought it'll help others here. Btw I'm just myself here and none of my comments or posts have anything to do with O2. I've been tech mad since the 5110 so thought I'd help out with like minded ppl!