What does the phone icon next to the battery icon on the iPhone mean?

There is an icon on the iPhone next to the battery icon that I've never seen before and it looks like a phone over a keyboard. Any clue what it is?

TTY – Shows that iPhone is set to work with a
TTY machine.

Using iPhone with a Teletype (TTY) Machine
In some regions, Teletype (TTY) machines are used by deaf or hearing-impaired people
to communicate by typing and reading text. If you have the iPhone TTY Adapter cable,
available at www.apple.com/store, you can use iPhone with a TTY machine.
Connect iPhone to a TTY machine: Choose Phone, then turn TTY on. Then connect
iPhone to your TTY machine using the iPhone TTY Adapter.
For information about using a TTY machine, see the documentation that came with
the machine.
For more information about other accessibility features of iPhone, go to
www.apple.com/accessibility.

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May 30 2009 07:03 pm | Icon

4 Responses to “What does the phone icon next to the battery icon on the iPhone mean?”

  1. christzmyangel on 31 May 2009 at 12:28 am #

    That just happened to mine today, too. I don't know what it is ):
    References :

  2. Forrest L on 31 May 2009 at 12:46 am #

    This happened to me also. The icon will go away once you upgrade or restore the device but I don't know how it gets there in the first place. Might just be one of Apple's games to get you to upgrade if you are still running 2.2.
    References :
    http://ifonehacks.com

  3. Eric E on 31 May 2009 at 1:24 am #

    TTY – Shows that iPhone is set to work with a
    TTY machine.

    Using iPhone with a Teletype (TTY) Machine
    In some regions, Teletype (TTY) machines are used by deaf or hearing-impaired people
    to communicate by typing and reading text. If you have the iPhone TTY Adapter cable,
    available at http://www.apple.com/store, you can use iPhone with a TTY machine.
    Connect iPhone to a TTY machine: Choose Phone, then turn TTY on. Then connect
    iPhone to your TTY machine using the iPhone TTY Adapter.
    For information about using a TTY machine, see the documentation that came with
    the machine.
    For more information about other accessibility features of iPhone, go to
    http://www.apple.com/accessibility.
    References :
    apple.com

  4. Janncarlo F on 31 May 2009 at 2:05 am #

    think it means bluetooth
    References :

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