In the era of digital transformation, every movement or signal on phones, laptops, or tablets has an explanation, and every application that is being worked on has many extensions, which may lead to suspicion of the presence of some strange signals on the screens of phones or smart digital devices, which We use it all the time.
But the last thing that the British newspaper “Daily Mail” alerted him, in its technology report, about mobile phone signals, is the complaint of some users about the appearance of a green dot at the top of their phone screens, which digital communication experts interpreted as the person using an application related to the microphone or camera, which works while Make phone calls. But the British newspaper wanted to add some controversy and ambiguity, by confirming that this green point may be related to a viral application implanted inside the phone that monitors the movements and communications of its owner.
What does the green dot mean on your phone screen?
The “Daily Mail” warns that the green dot makes it easier to know the application that is behind its appearance on the phone screen, and says that the reason may be that the owner of the phone has granted permission to an application, such as the camera or the call recorder, and the permissions feature can be reviewed through the phone settings.
In his interview with Daily Mail, CEO and co-founder of “CyberSmart” Jamie Akhtar recommends conducting a quick check of the phone to confirm the reason for the appearance of this green point, by downloading the (PLAY PROTECT) application, and then performing the “SCAN” process for the programs. installed on the phone to confirm the type of application that activates this point.
In all cases, Akhtar advises changing important passwords on the phone, such as: email, and the access code to the applications of the banks you deal with, or the phone companies or the stores you shop from.
To find out which application activates the green signal light, the following steps can be taken: Pull the top of the screen down, and then you will see the application used, whether it is a camera, call recording, or something else. It is then possible to revoke the work permission of the used application, and the history of the used applications can be seen, and the nature of their work.
To change app permissions, just tap on permissions such as location, microphone, calendar, call logs and contacts from the list, and you can allow apps to use sensors all the time, only when they are opened or not opened at all.
