Yellow dot show on the top of the scree when I make call

Today I update my phone. After that when I make call one yellow dot is appear on the top of my phone screen. Idon’t no what’s that. can you explain that pls

Posted on Sep 19, 2020 10:39 PM

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Posted on Sep 19, 2020 10:50 PM

A lot of privacy-centric features like Privacy Information, App Privacy, Location approximation, and much more are coming to the new update.

One of them is the Recording indicator or the yellow indicator The recording indicator is a small orange or yellow-ish (mustard, really)dot that will appear at the top right corner of your iPhone screen whenever an app is using your microphone or camera. So, no app will be able to use your camera or microphone without your knowledge anymore.


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Sep 19, 2020 10:50 PM in response to sanuraj

A lot of privacy-centric features like Privacy Information, App Privacy, Location approximation, and much more are coming to the new update.

One of them is the Recording indicator or the yellow indicator The recording indicator is a small orange or yellow-ish (mustard, really)dot that will appear at the top right corner of your iPhone screen whenever an app is using your microphone or camera. So, no app will be able to use your camera or microphone without your knowledge anymore.


Axel F.

Dec 15, 2020 7:01 PM in response to Betty211

You cannot stop that from happening. All the Orange Dot (Microphone) and the Green Dot (Camera) are doing is making you aware that your Microphone and/or your Camera is in use. It is just letting you know. For example, when your camera app is opened then you will be notified by the Green Dot. This way if any app opens the microphone or the camera in the background then you will know about it. Nothing to do with privacy. It has everything to do with awareness.


Axel F.

Dec 15, 2020 7:04 PM in response to tereasa82

All that Orange dot is doing is making you aware that you microphone is in use. That is all. You can turn off all the apps that use the microphone however once you make a call then you will need to use the microphone and that will turn the Orange Dot ON.

The Orange Dot indicator is there to only make you aware that the Microphone is in use. There is no other function of that dot. It is an awareness feature.


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