What’s this dot above the speaker?

In 2018, I bought this used iPhone, I believe it was either 7+ or 8+, but noticed the dot above the speaker and quickly returned it to the seller. I think I even called Apple at that moment to confirm what it was but they couldn’t tell from the description. What could it be?

Can't see clock and status bar with certain wallpapers

With some wallpapers the upper portion of screen is very white while the text also stays white so sometimes it's impossible to see the text. Also I don't know why the phone blurs the upper portion of the wallpaper and removes the image. Anyways is it possible to make the text black? I have iOS 17 installed so not sure if this is a bug or feature. I only used 16.6 for a few days after buying this.

register my number for iMessage, what is this?

I keep getting a notification about my number being used for iMessage, but that it is not associated with this phone. I do not understand, this is the only phone number I have had and I’ve had it for the past 10 years. This is my phone that I’m holding in my hand. All of a sudden, this message is appearing, and there’s no way to fix it. does anyone know how to get rid of this so I can keep using my number and it doesn’t expire?

Fixing iphone 12mini

Hello i tried to open my iphone 12mini screen and it looked like this , 1 cable on top is broken , do i only need to buy new screen or ?please help

HDR UI Elements in IOS17 Bèta

Since I updated my iPhone 14 Pro to iOS 17 beta, I have noticed that Apple has incorporated HDR elements into its user interface. This was particularly noticeable to me on the sharing page where the options appear brighter white in color compared to the rest of the interface. Knowing that screenshots are not captured in HDR, I took a screenshot of this page to verify my theory. Has anyone else made similar observations?

Did you know about the Apple Watch mirroring feature in iOS 17?

If you could redo the entire series but had to cut one main character, who would it be. I’ll go first.

Who do you think

Summer is over, winter is coming

Oh my sweet summer children, what do you know of fear?

Lmafo

Game of thrones "A-Z". Drop your best "H" quotes.

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