What is the red dot on iPhone screen?

I agree 1,000,000%! Why the **** do "I" need a notification dot to let ME know that I'm using MY microphone on a call??? We have always used our microphones on a call... hence that's how it carrys sound. How is this an "upside" to the software update? Who is benefiting from it.... well, clearly Apple is because they added it. My conclusion is.... it's sketchy!

I too totally agree on what was indicated in last response. I understand why someone will send a person off looking for more information instead of just answering the question so it makes better sense. But I also don’t understand when someone clearly knows the answer to the question and instead of trying to write a short response they actually ANSWER the question or add the EXACT link that will help. I wouldn’t have gone on the site to request more help if I could find the answer myself. Additionally by sending me off to keep looking just so you can have a quick answer, it doesn’t mean I won’t spend the next hour still trying to find what you referenced. In that case your original quick answer was no help at all.

So I respectfully ask people who really know the answers to our questions to answer them. Help us learn, the same way we helped you over the years on things not computer related. Thank you.

I still have zero idea what any of the above means. I just know I had a red dot in the upper right corner of my iPhone. Based on what was written by others It’s still not clear. Do you mean the Dark background option will make the dot appear a different color? Why? Why can’t the dot be the same color regardless of the background. That’s not helpful by Apple to make colors change that way on this subject. Because I know that regardless of my background being light or dark that other colors remain the same. IE Apps etc.

C&#43, your reply is so spot on. You definitely have a way with words to get your point made effective and without being nasty. Not all folks are like you said computer literate and the field is always ever changing. Nothing nice or helpful to say then move on or share the darn link. That was rude period. I’m in a few cooking groups on Facebook and people are always asking the same question all time. Sometimes I feel people are looking for a chance just to interact and we don’t know that. I politely tell them about the internal search engine within the group and give them the link that answers their question if it’s long response or answer the question quickly. People are downright NASTY! It’s sad... sorry nothing to do with the original post but I felt compelled to respond to your post and tell ya. thanks! 👍

Myself as well. I’d like to know why. Is the call being recorded?

So what was occurring when each of those screen shots were taken?

And I’m guessing both dots went away when you each hung up?

I can verify that mine, (the red dot,) did go away completely when I hung up. I don't know about my friend (the orange dot.)

Then the red dot is in fact an indicator of the mic being used. More than likely the dot color difference is a function of phone model and a very minor bug.

When the black theme-dot is yellow, when white theme-dot is red

I am not using my mic and my red dot is there still. It only goes away when my call is over. So someone other then me is using my mic. Can I turn something off so they not monitoring my calls?

Lol

I do not understand the point of these red, yellow, green dots and whatever other colors that may have out there.

Thank you Umbrella person! We l”younger “ people need all the help we can get!

Can I get rid or turn it off so people can’t listen to my calls