The web cam icon is magically missing somehow on my MacBook Pro

Where would the icon be to click and activate the camera?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.1

Posted on Jan 3, 2021 7:45 AM

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Jan 3, 2021 7:50 AM in response to Tim Carson

Tim Carson wrote:

Where would the icon be to click and activate the camera?

icon?

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