Camera constantly recording me.

The Face ID feature on my phone is off but my infrared light is constantly flashing. It also appears my phone is recording. I see these lights through my infrared home security camera.


however, the indicator lights made to alert me that my camera and microphone are operating are not coming on. I reset my phone to factory settings, now the indicator lights are working when I select record or video BUT when I’m not using my camera and these lights show up in my infrared security camera the exact same way. There’s no difference. I’ve turned on the video camera and turned out the lights and view led it through the infrared camera and it lights up weather or not I turned it on myself. Does this mean it’s always recoding me? Also this can’t be good for the eyes can it? Always having these lights flashing in your eyes?

since buying my phone I started seeing hundreds of tiny black spots. The eye doctor said the gel on the back of my eyes are tearing away causing me to see all these spots. Coincidence ?

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 11, 2022 5:56 AM

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Jan 11, 2022 6:48 AM in response to Katana-San

Ty. However it isn’t the camera blinking. The infrared camera footage shows bright white lights flashing from my phone onto my face when I’m looking at it. The bright white strobe effect is going continuously. It can only be seen with the infrared camera not my my vision. I noticed it one night when I lest the security cameras running and my phone was on the coffee table flashing in the footage like a lighthouse! In the morning the footage show me using my phone and it lights my face up light someone is shining a flash light on me with the strobe function. I’m sorry, didn’t my question say that it’s the phone not the camera flashing? I realize this is a technical forum but what happens when technology causes medical problems. They can over lap correct?

Jan 11, 2022 7:33 AM in response to Katana-San

You have to view them with an infrared light to see it. My security camera uses infrared in the dark, did you view them like this? If not then you’re not understanding what I’ve stated. You can not see it with the naked eye. View it through an infrared camera or light and you may never feel the same way about your camera again, just watching that strobe light in my eyes through tha camera lens was shocking. I don’t know how it COULDN'T hurt! It was painful to watch the video footage. 😅😩 this CANNOT be good for your eyes.

Jan 11, 2022 9:19 AM in response to TheSecondTrombonist

Ty! In the article it says laser can malfunction and cause serious injury, of course they are implying only if it’s because you didn’t have apple repair it bla bla but the bottom line is it CAN cause serious injury! I have face and attention settings off and the laser never ever stops flashing and I make travel videos on my phone. I’m staring at this flashing laser five hours a day without my knowing!!! I started seeing thousands of black spots a year ago. I feel like I’m in a swarm of nats all the time.

Jan 11, 2022 9:28 AM in response to Mommabird777

Okay, but let's at least note you don't do this, and never have, since it would require you never sleep and never look away from your phone for even a moment:

I have Face ID and attention features turned off and this laser has been flashing 24/7 in my eyes for over a year!

Yes, it would be bad for your eyes to be subjected to the infrared beam as much as you do use your phone. What's concerning is it's apparently not off, even when your settings should turn it off.

Jan 11, 2022 9:55 AM in response to Kurt Lang

These are my settings. I’m on my phone at least 5 hours a day sometimes 15 or twenty. So don’t get flip. Yes, that was an exaggeration but not much. I’m a passenger in a semi, nothing but time on my hands to make travel videos with this phone. It’s a laser directly on my eyes for hours way way way to long to have lasers directly pointed at them . Thanks for your concern. Wow!

Jan 11, 2022 10:03 AM in response to Kurt Lang

You point a remote away from yourself and it flashes once per click. This is pointing directly in my eyes flashing at me thousands of times a day. How on earth can you call that a comparison? And nothing in this discussion is more important than my vision. If you watched that video, the laser never stopped flashing during any time! Is that how facial recognition and attention settings are supposed to operate when disabled or not? This is all laid out for you in black and whit, literally!

Jan 11, 2022 10:14 AM in response to Mommabird777

Sorry, but when people phones are hacked, and it does happen, where does that data go? It goes somewhere, correct? I also have unlimited data so I don’t pay much attention, but I have whiteness do my phone coming out of sleep mode and scrolling on its own through sensitive documents. I had to reset it several time because of this. It was hot and draining the battery as well. I took it to the store and all they could say is reset it.

Jan 11, 2022 10:30 AM in response to Mommabird777

Mommabird777 wrote:

In the article it says laser can malfunction and cause serious injury

No. That is NOT what it says.


It says "Improper

repair, modification, or use of non-genuine

Apple components in the laser systems may

prevent the safety mechanisms from

functioning properly, and could cause

hazardous exposure and injury to eyes or

skin."



There are safety mechanisms built in to prevent that IF the device has not been tampered with.

Jan 11, 2022 10:38 AM in response to Kurt Lang

Indeed. Thanks. In the meantime I can’t respond to anymore messages here. My phone is still flashing in my eyes. I need to stop using it. I’ll bring it to a specialist who hopefully knows what they’re doing. At least now so know how to check it to see if it’s fixed and I made a third eye appointment to bring forward this new information. My eyes were nearly perfect s year ago.

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