What is the red dot above cellular network bars on iPhone?

Edited to remove wrong answer

If you see orange or green indicators in the status bar 

With iOS 14, you might see an orange or green indicator in the status bar on your iPhone. These indicators appear when the microphone and/or camera are being used by an app.

An orange indicator  means the microphone is being used by an app on your iPhone.

A green indicator  means either the camera or the camera and the microphone are being used by an app on your iPhone.

Nothing is wrong and there is nothing to fix.

It's just letting you know the microphone or camera is in use. Read this --> About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar - Apple Support

You clearly DO NOT understand. The red dot means you're microphone, which is required for someone to hear you speak when you make a phone call, is in use. It does NOT mean you are being recorded.

If you truly do not want to see the red dot, it's very easy. Do NOT ever make a phone call, a FaceTime call, a Skype call or use any app which requires the microphone to be used on your phone.

It's an orange dot, but it does appear red when on a totally dark background. It's the same dot which is being discussed in this thread and it means your microphone is being used by an app.

you do not understand correctly. there is no recording whatsoever

It's simply an icon to let you know the microphone is in use. Nothing more.

I have plenty of patience 😁, just being matter of fact.

If you are referring to the various icons in control center, you don't need to remove any of them..

at the very top of control center, it will tell you which app is using your microphone/camera, at the time it's being used.

afterwards, for a period of time it will display what app used your microphone/camera recently.

51kk wrote:

Ues how do i tirn it off and see all apps using

Don’t make phone calls or audio or video calls using any app and it will never appear.

you can see what app was using the mic most recently by opening the Control Center.

Plives wrote:

How can u turn off or find out which app is using the microphone or camera when u see the ref or orange or green dot above the status bars

Quit the active apps until you find the one that was using the mike.

How to force an app to close on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

If you’re on a cellular telephone call on your iPhone, that call uses the mike,

You can't turn it off. It's part of iOS.

Make a service appointment, something is wrong with your iPhone.

I get all three dots- red, orange and green. If Red is supposedly in the app accessing the camera what is orange or green? I was unable to identify any app using anything when I had the red dot. Any ideas?

geneva146 wrote:

How do I turn that dot off in the status bar?

There is no means ro do so.

If you want that ability, log Product Feedback - Apple

Is that a new feature because I did t see it until lately?

That is a feature first available in iOS 14.

If you bothered to read the thread you're posting in.. YOU'D SEE THIS QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED

You cannot talk on the phone without using your microphone, hence.. the orange indicator will be displayed.

geneva146 wrote:

Hmmm. Perhaps that’s true I haven’t given it much thought tbh.

Trivial to prove that this is the case. Temporarily switch display backgrounds. If the display background won't contrast well with orange well, you'll see red.

And a typical phone call would not work well without a microphone in use on each end of the call, and a speaker on each end.

How do I turn that dot off in the status bar?

is that a new feature because I did t see it until lately?