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Red light beside speaker

so it's like half one in the morning and I was watching some Youtube and I see a red light besid the place you put your ear to when on the phone. Is this normal?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.3

Posted on May 27, 2015 5:23 PM

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Posted on May 27, 2015 6:19 PM

It is the proximity sensor that detects when you are holding the phone to your ear. Completely normal.

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Red light beside speaker

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