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Orange Dot by power icon.

How do you turn off that orange dot that appears on the left side of the power icon? I searched about this issue and I know it’s states that a mic or camera is being used in an app, which is creepy, so how do you turn it off ????...never did this until I updated😯

Posted on Feb 1, 2021 4:39 PM

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Posted on Feb 1, 2021 5:20 PM

MamaMuskwa wrote:

How do you turn off that orange dot that appears on the left side of the power icon? I searched about this issue and I know it’s states that a mic or camera is being used in an app, which is creepy, so how do you turn it off ????...never did this until I updated😯
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/3800e14b-3bc1-44b6-a65e-edbd4fd69768

This is what it means Learn the meaning of the iPhone status icons - Apple Support

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Feb 1, 2021 5:20 PM in response to MamaMuskwa

MamaMuskwa wrote:

How do you turn off that orange dot that appears on the left side of the power icon? I searched about this issue and I know it’s states that a mic or camera is being used in an app, which is creepy, so how do you turn it off ????...never did this until I updated😯
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/3800e14b-3bc1-44b6-a65e-edbd4fd69768

This is what it means Learn the meaning of the iPhone status icons - Apple Support

Orange Dot by power icon.

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