Orange dot - listening to iPhone calls?

kabelo1 wrote:

I m really concerned about the answer you provided to an inquiry about the orange dot that appears when on a call. In simple terms, how does one stops the orange dot, and whatever is associated with it in the background from doing whatever it is it’s doing? Is this associated to some agorithm that attempts to pick key words on conversations for monitoring purposes of some sort?

What part of “The orange dot means that the microphone is on” don’t you understand?

Neither did I but it’s because they do listen. Turn whatever you want off. It doesn’t matter. Everything you say, record, send, receive...is recorded. It is sold to companies and employers. This IS our reality.

DumbBlondeDeb wrote:

Neither did I but it’s because they do listen. Turn whatever you want off. It doesn’t matter. Everything you say, record, send, receive...is recorded. It is sold to companies and employers. This IS our reality.

Seriously, that's the silliest thing I've heard all day.

IdrisSeabright wrote:

DumbBlondeDeb wrote:

Neither did I but it’s because they do listen. Turn whatever you want off. It doesn’t matter. Everything you say, record, send, receive...is recorded. It is sold to companies and employers. This IS our reality.

Seriously, that's the silliest thing I've heard all day.

Give the day time. It's not over yet........

My phone was having an issue with a microphone icon over my signal bar upper left corner every time I’d unlock my phone and start using apps or searching the web now no matter what calling app or actual phone call I use the orange dot appears!

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Jenh5309 wrote:

My phone was having an issue with a microphone icon over my signal bar upper left corner every time I’d unlock my phone and start using apps or searching the web now no matter what calling app or actual phone call I use the orange dot appears!

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Oh My Dear Lord.........Read the thread. YOU ARE NOT BEING RECORDED and your Racist rant was completely unnaceptable, hence why the Forum Host removed the inflammatory comment altogether.

Here’s what I think, Apple is listening and recording, the dot is there so they can claim transparency, and we must’ve agreed to it in the terms when we updated

You're wrong. Absolutely wrong and spreading your baseless theories here is irresponsible on your part.

I’m older. In thinking about using a good old fashion telephone,

So party lines never made you nervous about someone listening to your calls?

The technical ability to record a phone call without your knowledge almost predates the phone itself.

Not cell phones. The actual phone. Alexander Graham Bell's phone.

Yes, I realize that and it is rather simple, when the mike is turned on the orange dot appears. When the mike is not on the orange dot goes off. Sort of like on my TV when it is off a red light is shown and when it turns on it changes to blue.

I responded to your post about you were going off the grid.

This is not true all of a sudden they have put the orange icon when you make a call and nothing shows up when you receive a call this is not good they have not explained this happened now when updating the phone it’s not good no proper explanation

Ok, I have read the full thread here and although in many instances, I found it quite comical the amount of times the same thing had to be repeated. I do completely understand why Apple are using the orange/green dots to indicate to the users that either their mic and/or camera are being used by an app on their device.

So it is actually a very useful tool with regards to protecting ones privacy.... I do get that!

The issue I have now, is that when I’m either making or receiving calls....yes the orange dot appears on my device, but the person on the other end of the phone can either not hear me at all, or at best on some occasions, can just hear me very faintly, like a muffled sound.

Now I’ve tested all 3 mics on my phone by taking short videos, with sound, viewed from both the back and the front of my device....this tests the front and back mics. I then done a voice memo to test the lower mic.

All of the mics on my device work absolutely fine, yet as I said when I make/receive a call, the person on the opposite end cannot hear me.

I initially thought it may have been a software problem, but not everyone has experienced a similar issue.

Could it potentially be a bug or does anyone have any suggestions as to what I can try to sort this out???

Before anyone asks....yes, the volume was up and the mute button wasn’t on. I also disabled all apps from having access to my mics.

It just seems to be ever since the orange dot appeared with the latest update, that I’ve been experiencing this problem. Cheers!

Thanks Lawrence, but the noise cancellation is already off and with regards to my phone cover, which I do have. It is well clear of the back mic which would eliminate that being the potential problem. Any other ideas?

Apologies for the delayed response. For whatever reason that I can’t explain, my sound seems to be working again as normal when making/receiving calls.

I haven’t done anything other than what I had previously mentioned and now it’s working all of a sudden.

FYI... It’s only an iPhone7 I have and my phone had already been updated to iOS 14.3.

My case is still on as well, so I’m left puzzled as to what may have been the problem. There were no obvious obstructions present either.

I appreciate your correspondence in an attempt to help me out with this....much appreciated Lawrence. Cheers!

Well, I'm worried about this yellow Dot on my phone especially when I bought the iPhone10 well knowing that it is UNHACKABLE. Is the yellow dot a preserve of Apple or its from state eavesdroppers?

Namwanja Paul

Uganda

I never saw the orange dot before until After I disabled Siri. My conversations don’t feel private at all. I had experienced the same thing when after a call I get targeted ads related to my conversations.