iPhone Camera turned on by itself while I was asleep

On Sunday 7/5-Monday 7/6 between 11pm and 2 am straight according to my screen time report the camera app was on. I had not opened that app that day, the most recent app I downloaded was Chess.com, I had not joined any WiFi and I haven’t been on the safari app for weeks at least. It seems like malware or a bug, has anyone else had this problem, and if so how to solve it. I have concern about a possible privacy invasion.

iPhone 8, iOS 13

Posted on Jul 7, 2020 3:01 PM

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Jul 11, 2020 3:28 PM in response to joeygingo

Hello joeygingo,


Thanks for using Apple Support Communities! We see you have a concern over privacy after viewing a Screen Time usage report, and we'd like to help.


First of all, if your iPhone is not jailbroken with unauthorized software, privacy is controlled by you.

Unauthorized modification of iOS can cause security vulnerabilities, instability, shortened battery life, and other issues


Check out how to see which apps have access to your camera: About privacy and Location Services in iOS and iPadOS


Here's some information on Privacy


This article talks about Screen Time: Use Screen Time on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

If you have other devices which use your Apple ID, or set up a child's device, verify that the usage was not from a different device.


Take care!



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