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Why the green dot is ON even when i’m not using the phone ? Looks like I’m being spied 🧐

Posted on Jan 19, 2021 6:52 PM

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Posted on Jan 19, 2021 7:05 PM

. They are designed so you know when your camera/microphone is in use and also allows you to revoke this access quickly.

A green indicator means your camera is being used by an app on your iPhone OR the camera AND microphone.


Could you have left any apps open by mistake which could cause this such as Snapchat?


You can find out more about these new indicators which came with iOS 14 here About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar – Apple Support

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Jan 19, 2021 7:05 PM in response to octavlano

. They are designed so you know when your camera/microphone is in use and also allows you to revoke this access quickly.

A green indicator means your camera is being used by an app on your iPhone OR the camera AND microphone.


Could you have left any apps open by mistake which could cause this such as Snapchat?


You can find out more about these new indicators which came with iOS 14 here About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar – Apple Support

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