Facetime - Another App using the camera during a call.

My friend said a message on her iPhone 6 said that the camera is being used by another app.

My first thought would be an erroneous message. Error message are often misleading.

I'd reboot both devices.

force power down if the above give you trouble.

Hold down both the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button. Ten seconds or more. Hold until the Apple logo appears.

more details on re-booting:

http://ipad.about.com/od/iPad_Guide/ss/How-To-Reboot-Your-iPad-Power-Off.htm

HI

I also had a similar problem; I got the same error message during a facetime call Morocco. I said something in jest about the autocracy there whilst speaking to my wife. A few minutes later I got the message 'you camera is being used by another application' and and my camera light flashed as in it took a picture. Very suspect. Really worried about spying or something to that effect. I thought I would publish here to see if anyone else has had a similar experience?

QUite worried also

Hi,

did you ever check what apps have access to the camera?

settings-datasecurity (in german Datenschutz)-camera

good luck

ervau

s'cuse me; I didn't notice that you're an expert! I coudn't assume that based on the definition of your problem.

The only idea I had was to do a step further in solving your problem by analyzing what apps have access to the camera of your device.

I totally aggree with you that's up to the OS/ programers to refuse access to the camera when any app already has access to the camera. But as we all know, not all programers pay regard to "the must".

Anyway, when you know what apps have access to your camera you have the chance to avoid the problem without complaining that the OS doesn't work properly.

This is a forum of users not of Apple.

good luck

ervau

since many apps have access to camera, it's obviously tedious to trace per individual case...
obviously they want to see what you're facetiming for indexing or spying, or just a program error

it is expected of apple to not have this behaviour to be allowed