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Please be clear and precise. Does the orange dot during a phone call mean the microphone I'm talking into is being used by the apple phone app? If so, how am I to know that a different app is also using the microphone?
Thanks for pointing out, how this doesn't really resolve the ultimate issues with security breaches permissible by phone carriers, as it pertains to codecs of your voice being recorded, such as with programs like VOIP ; )
Thanks for pointing out, how this doesn't really resolve the ultimate issues with security breaches permissible by phone carriers, as it pertains to codecs of your voice being recorded, such as with programs like VOIP ; )
> how am I to know that a different app is also using the microphone?
You don't. The indicator tells you that something is using the microphone, but there is no clear way to tell you which application it is.
I think the main value at this point is if the LED is lit when you don't expect it to be.
Certainly you can expect it when you're on a call/zoom/etc. but if it's lit when you're running some other app (or no app at all) then that's a big red flag.
Hopefully the feature will refine over time to give you more feedback.
Yes, a phone call has to utilize the microphone.
Thanks for the clarity on the fact that the green phone icon/app is initiating the orange light, upon answering the phone, or making a call ; )
I agree. At least its one more tool in the toolbox.
Orange light by the camera. How do I know the microphone is being used during a phone call?
