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Why is there an orange dot whenever I am making calls on my apple phone. Does it mean my call is being monitored or tracked? How can I put it off?

Why orange dot beside my battery when I make call?

Posted on Dec 21, 2020 10:14 AM

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Posted on Dec 21, 2020 10:15 AM

That is to let you know that something on your phone is using the microphone, which is obviously the case when placing a phone call.


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Why is there an orange dot whenever I am making calls on my apple phone. Does it mean my call is being monitored or tracked? How can I put it off?

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