Why is red light blinking on the front camera of my iPhone?

lotte261 wrote:

I hope you're right and i'm not hacked however this does make me worry much less and have more faith in the fact that it is normal. Thank you!

Your security is fine. You’re seeing the TrueDepth scanner. (I can sometimes see that, as well.)

If you want the TrueDepth scanner to be active less often, turn off the attention awareness feature:

Turn Attention Aware features on or off on your iPhone or iPad Pro - Apple Support

Here is how Face ID and the TrueDepth camera works:

About Face ID advanced technology - Apple Support

Here is a video showing the active scanning grid, as cameras can often see a wider spectrum than can (most) human eyes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0BALFPSmRk

Human eyes can see IR under some conditions, though we’re not as sensitive to it:

https://www.nature.com/articles/nature.2014.16459

lotte261 Said:

"red light in camera: I noticed that there is a red light blinking in my front camera and I can't find anything online about what it means. What does it mean?"

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Blinking Red Light on iPhone Camera:

1. See this Post's Reply: flashing red light by front camera on iphone 11 - Apple Community
2. As it reads: "The light that you see is the expected behavior. You may be seeing one of two lights. If the light is in the middle, it's the ambient light sensor. If it's off towards the left, then it's the proximity sensor." So, that means that the iPhone is trying to sense you through Face ID.

You have unique vision in your eyes. What you are likely seeing is the Infrared Sensor in the True Depth Camera, which is something only a very few people can see with the naked eye. The IR Sensor in the True Depth Camera helps to record your face in 3D for Face ID. It's nothing to be concerned about as ALL iPhones with a True Depth Camera has this, but as already mentioned, most cannot see the IR Sensor in action.

"I noticed that there is a red light blinking in my front camera and I can't find anything online about what it means. What does it mean?"

Hello lotte261,

This happened to me once before and I can ensure you that there is nothing to be concerned about. What you could possibly be seeing is the Infrared Sensor inside of the True Depth Camera. Usually, this cannot be seen with the naked eye, but if you see the red blinking light then just know that it is not anything that you should be concerned about as it is a completely normal function of every iPhone.

I hoped this helped, otherwise, please ask if you have other questions!

lotte261 wrote:

Are you sure because I have had this phone for quite some time and I have never noticed it until now and I still see it? I'm not saying ur wrong or anything but im just very scared that someone is watching me through my camera.

No one is watching you through your camera.

Lawrence Finch wrote:

Medically, many people who have had cataract surgery and have a plastic lens implant can see into near infrared.

Sure, but most people cannot see IR light. My husband has his cataracts removed and lenses installed and he can't see IR.

Medically, many people who have had cataract surgery and have a plastic lens implant can see into near infrared.