Do YOU know what the colour-coded dots on your iPhone mean? trends now
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Did you know iPhones have warning signs to indicate when your privacy is being compromised?
If you ever noticed the coloured bar at the top of your Apple smartphone, then you will have seen it in action.
The colours appear on your black status bar, at the very top of the device. The three different colours mean three very different things.
Orange dot means your microphone is activated
Your eyes may fool you into seeing this as yellow, means you're using your microphone - whether it's for a FaceTime call or while watching a YouTube video.
Orange - which your eyes may fool you into seeing yellow, means you're using your microphone - whether it's for a FaceTime call or while watching a YouTube video
Green dot means your camera is activated
The green dot means you're using your camera one way or another, according to Apple's very own colour code system.
This activates if your camera is looking at you directly, so not
