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Front camera had red light coming out of it at night?

Hi,
Ok, I have a weird one that I need help with... The other night, I was asleep and was awakened by my the sound of an incoming text. I grabbed phone and replied to text and then pushed top right button to turn off the bright screen and go back to sleep. But once I did that the screen went black (as expected) but a bright red light came from the front facing camera (just left of ear speaker). I was shocked and in awe by the red light... reminded me of the Terminators eyes... anyways, I gawked at it (keep in mind I'm in complete darkness), and then some what freaked out thinking that maybe my phone was hacked??? Has ANYONE experienced this??? I am kind of freaked out by it and deleted any recent apps that I downloaded. Please help me figure it out! Thanks

iphone 4, iOS 4, Red light coming from front facing camera

Posted on Apr 3, 2011 9:41 PM

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Posted on Oct 28, 2016 9:04 AM

I'm told that this is true with security cameras as well, that they produce IR waves to help them "see" better at night. It's probably a fair assumption to say this is true with the iPhone as well. (Don't worry, you're not on your own. Even now, five years after you posted your question, my iPhone SE with iOS 10 still has this.) The question thus becomes: why in the world is it doing this when the camera is off?

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Oct 28, 2016 9:04 AM in response to Stasi3326

I'm told that this is true with security cameras as well, that they produce IR waves to help them "see" better at night. It's probably a fair assumption to say this is true with the iPhone as well. (Don't worry, you're not on your own. Even now, five years after you posted your question, my iPhone SE with iOS 10 still has this.) The question thus becomes: why in the world is it doing this when the camera is off?

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Apr 19, 2011 6:09 PM in response to sasan007

"There is no bug on 4.3.1"


Well apparently Apple thinks there is, that's why they released 4.3.2


About iOS 4.3.2 Software Update


This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:

  • Fixes an issue that occasionally caused blank or frozen video during a FaceTime call
  • Fixes an issue that prevented some international users from connecting to 3G networks on iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
  • Contains the latest security updates
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