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Why is there a green dot on my Lock Screen

iPhone 12, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 13, 2021 1:41 PM

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Ijustwanttolookattheforums

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Posted on Jun 13, 2021 1:50 PM

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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Ijustwanttolookattheforums

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Jun 13, 2021 1:50 PM in response to jilly208

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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