Written by Muhammad Ayman Monday, November 27, 2023 10:00 PM
Digital privacy is always a hot topic these days Apple company At the forefront of security when it comes to smartphone and tablet operating systems, for example, in order for an app to access an iPhone or iPad’s camera, camera and microphone access must be enabled for the respective app in the Settings app, according to the website.
Social media apps often ask you to access your device’s camera or microphone when you first launch them, which is fair enough if you want to record and share audio and video on these platforms.
However, both were convicted Facebook And Instagram accesses device cameras in the background when apps are in use, so, in response to legitimate concerns, Apple has included a security feature in iOS to indicate exactly when an app is doing this.
Green dot: means the iOS app is currently using the camera.
Orange dot: means the iOS app is currently using your microphone.
When an app uses the camera or microphone on your iPhone or iPad, a small dot will appear in the status bar just above the WiFi and cellular signal bars.
If you close an app using the camera or microphone and then open Control Center, there will be a camera or microphone icon as well as the name of the app that was recently using this feature. This way, recording indicators prevent your camera or microphone from being accessed by an app in the background without your knowledge, so You can make sure that apps don’t surreptitiously record conversations or videos.
