Since updating to iOS 14.1 on my iPhone 6S Plus the orange indicator light stays on during phone conversations. I checked privacy settings in Microphone and no apps are showing access. I installed iVerify software and no security threats, including hacks, are present. Is this another one of the many bugs associated with iOS 14.1 on an older iPhone?
Any ideas?
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No, the orange light simply indicates that any app has used the microphone. If you have made or received a phone call, the microphone is obviously required, thus activating the orange indicator. On the other hand, if the light is on, without you using an app that required the microphone, you would have a reason for concern.
No, the orange light simply indicates that any app has used the microphone. If you have made or received a phone call, the microphone is obviously required, thus activating the orange indicator. On the other hand, if the light is on, without you using an app that required the microphone, you would have a reason for concern.
I think that I better understand after these comments. The green light indicates that the camera is in use, as does the orange light when the microphone is used. One should only be alarmed if these turn on while not in use. The authors in some articles aren’t very clear in order to cause alarm and get more clicks.
No threat, it is a new feature simply indicating that the microphone is on as it must be to make a telephone call.
Thanks. From what I read in several articles the orange light indicates a security threat, indicating that a legitimate app or malicious software was recording one’s conversation. Since I had no apps showing access to my microphone I thought it might be malware associated with a social media app.
For reference: Status icons and symbols on your iPhone - Apple Support
👍🏻. Yes, that sounds like a good description of some articles. Apple is always concerned with privacy and internet safety. The new orange/green indicators are are sign of their attention to our privacy.
Why would you think a microphone would not be required for a phone call?
Thank you.
The orange light is an indicator that the microphone is on as it would need to be during phone conversation.
iPhone 6S Plus orange indicator light stays on during phone conversations
