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Is that the hidden spy camera on left side from original camera on iPad Air covered half with border paint? It's hard to spot, but under bright light you can see. It looks just like another hidden camera behind paint, what is that? It didn't looks like any of light detector, it just like another camera.
iPad Air Wi-Fi, Cellular, iOS 7.1.1
Then what is that, looking like a camera doing there? Thanks, but just in case I did put tape over, first I thought it would affect my video lighting or quality, so after I put tape, video and pictures are same quality, not darker at all, so as automatic screen darkening is not affected, so my solution is that, that is another spy cam, because every little hole on iPad is mentioned in spec tech manual, but only that one is out from any manual. Ant it's not light sensor either. But thank you for your quick replay, I'll keep tape over just in case.
No. No to all of this. It is the ambient light sensor, and it only senses light in your surroundings to adjust the screen brightness if you have auto brightness enabled. If you look EXTREMELY close, it isn't even a full "lens", it is a bunch of little specs. In no way could this even be a camera lens, and even if it was, it wouldn't function at all with that sort of structure. If I knew how to include a picture on these forums I would show you, I got a clear, pretty high quality close up with my Galaxy S4 that clearly shows that the ambient light sensor is a series of tiny specs, not a full camera lens concealed by paint.
AlexD77 wrote:
Is that the hidden spy camera on left side from original camera on iPad Air covered half with border paint? It's hard to spot, but under bright light you can see. It looks just like another hidden camera behind paint, what is that? It didn't looks like any of light detector, it just like another camera.
Is this what you are talking about ?
This is the Ambient Light Sensor.
You should also add a tin foil hat to your wardrobe to keep THEM from reading your mind!
It's under glass but about 1/4 of inch directly left from camera at the same level, it's painted over, but with super fine mesh paint type. Too bad I can't show picture. On the white frame you can see clearly, on black frame it's harder to spot.
if they were to spy on you why on earth would they need an extra camera to do so ?
they have 2 one on the front and one on the back and various mics around the device
would seem counter productive to add a discoverable "hidden" camera hech they might as well make a sign that said "hey the moon is hollow and our base is in the center!"
So if it's not the camera, then what is it? Because I asked many sales people in different stores, most people don't know, and about 20 sale persons told me, it's either spy cam or light sensor for auto darkening screen, so what do you think?
AlexD77 wrote:
it's either spy cam or light sensor for auto darkening screen, so what do you think?
I think you're worrying about something inconsequential. It's the ambient light sensor.
I don't actually believe that 20 sales people told you it was a spy cam.
Okay, you convinced me, if you apple customer support guy then may I ask you a question, since I've got answer, so get rid of my account. I don't need it any more, but not Apple account, just for this chit chat, thanks.
AlexD77 wrote:
Okay, you convinced me, if you apple customer support guy then may I ask you a question, since I've got answer, so get rid of my account. I don't need it any more, but not Apple account, just for this chit chat, thanks.
You can't delete an account. However, you can just stop using it.
None of us work for Apple.
Why would you want to delete your account ? People who responded gave you the correct answer complete with pictures. My response would be, '' Thanks, I can't believe the salespeople were so misinformed. At least now I know where to get the correct answer.''
No, there is not.
If you mean the one on the front behind the glass above the camera it's the light sensor for the screen.
Did you use that foil thing? Is it work on you, because it won't work on my. :-)
Is that the hidden spy camera on left side from original camera on iPad Air ?
