Why does my iPhone screen have a red dot in iOS 14?

After looking into the rest of the iPhones in our home I did find the reason the light is red at times.

when appearance in display and brightness is in light mode and increase contrast is on in accessibility display and text size the light turns red.

Hi @ang194,

As part of the new IOS14 functionality, apple have released a feature call Recording Indicator.

Below is some helpful information:

Privacy is a fundamental human right and at the core of everything we do. That’s why with iOS 14, we’re giving you more control over the data you share and more transparency into how it’s used.

Recording Indicator:

An indicator appears at the top of your screen whenever an app is using your microphone or camera. And in Control Center, you can see if an app has used them recently.

You can find more information on the new functionality released under privacy at the below link:

IOS-14 - Apple

Privacy - Features - Apple

In addition to your secondary question, please find below a link to the Find My - Offical Support page that talks about finding devices and sharing locations with friends and family.

Find-My - Offical Apple Support

Hope this helps to resolve your enquiry.

Good Luck.

#IOS14

#Privacy

#RecordingIndicator

#FindMyDevice

#SharingLocations

Apple 🍎 please instruct how to turn off the recording feature or reprogram your software. Clearly the explanations rendered do not provide and possible solutions. So how does one turn off the recording device, or is it that your alleged organisation works hand and hand with the government?

Apple 🍎 allegedly providing a ‘Red/ Orange’- mine is red, but in any case, the red dot 🔴 indicates the microphone is being used by an app/ application, however each time I place a call I received indication that my microphone is in use but when verifying intently I cannot locate or discover any such app/ application so what is really going- on? Moreover, this matter is concerning and should be of a major concern .

I have had the red dot on my phone for the last 4 hours I’ve been up (possibly on when I was asleep, don’t know.) So I was definitely not on a call causing my microphone to be in use for that reason. No calls, no texts, no social media, no games, no microphone. This will be enough to go back to Android if it’s what they say it is.

When making and receiving phone calls, I get the RED dot in front of the battery symbol/% symbol, and since that appeared, after the iOS14 update, I can no longer hear callers unless I put it on Speaker. I have gone through every setting and found no way to remedy this. Can someone who KNOWS how to fix this RED dot issue p-l-e-a-s-e help. I don't want to put my phone on soeaker to hear calls.

People seeing the red dot are right about the colour, I had the same red dot for a while and all I can tell is that was off when not using any app, just looking at the main menu screen where are all the icons with apps and after I pressed on any app, it appeared on above the signal strength. After I turned off everything from location and mostly everything I could turn off in settings and what app’s uses it disappeared, only dots I’m having now are the orange one when I’m on a call. Pretty weird the experience with the red dot because it leaves me with the idea that is something recording from a third party while I use anything on my phone, and that’s some spy shi* “discovered” by iOS 14, (it doesn’t mean, if now we can see exactly what is happening with our phone, is something bad and has to be removed straight away)

The orange and green dots also let you know if you’re mic or camera is on and should be on screen either if you’re using any of them or “someone else”, without your permission or knowledge , does it. It’s all about being aware if someone or something is listening to you or even watch trough your camera or even worse is recording the all shi* that you’re watching on your phone screen. #tapedphone

IPHONE 8 SHOWING AN ORANGE DOT ON THE RIGHT TOP CORNER WHENEVER I MAKE A CALL. ,...Why?????

It’s showing that your microphone is active .

the green dot shows that your camera is active .

If you open the Control Center it will tell you which app is or was using the microphone.

This is what the red dot means

As has been explained umpteen times in the thread you posted to and didn’t bother to read, the Red/Orange dot means the microphone is on, which is sort of a necessity when you are on a phone call, or the other party couldn’t hear your voice.

The dot is orange, but with some background colors and settings it appears to be red.

Here is the official explanation→About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar - Apple Support