Microphone orange dot
So all of my microphone access are turned off and I have no open apps, yet my phone is indicating that my microphone is being used!! Any advice or guidance as if it is being used this is rather unsettling
iPhone 8
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First try a Forced restart
Force restart iPhone - Apple Support
If no better
Backup, restore to factory, and restore from backup
If you can import your media to Photos or iTunes in a computer and copy important documents to a cloud server it will give you some resilience in case the restore from backup fails.
(1) How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support
(2) Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to factory settings - Apple Support
(3) Restore your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch from a backup - Apple Support
If it is still there do step (2) again but set up as new without restoring any backup. If that fixes it then it is probably a rogue app.