Micro icon always showing up with orange color in MacOS Sonoma

On iPhone, the orange light means the microphone is in use.

So I don't know if this icon is a microphone that is also being used or not in Mac. It shows up every time I open an app like Webex or Voice Recorder, even though I'm not using them.

Posted on Oct 8, 2023 8:31 PM

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Posted on Oct 8, 2023 9:05 PM

No. It's not recording. It's just to let you know an app has access. FWIW, I have Boom 3D installed which can't even record if it wanted to. It turns on the orange mic indicator.

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Micro icon always showing up with orange color in MacOS Sonoma

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