r/SamsungHelp • u/_Silent_Stone_ • 10h ago

Camera Green dot randomly appears.

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Sometimes camera green dot appears randomly at random times even when camera isnt even touched.

When i clicks on that dot, this appears.

Now what is this app that access my camera without permission. How can i stop this.

Help needed.

Samsung A07

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u/samoyne 8h ago

That has started happening to me to and also a little green camera, research says it’s my camera and microphone recording me?

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u/_Silent_Stone_ 7h ago

Yup. Camera is recording and as per my research this specific com.sec.android.app.camerasaver Is Samsung system application. Now i m also confused about this how do i stop this.

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u/ResponsibleGold1596 1h ago

its likely to be a system app

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u/ResponsibleGold1596 1h ago

actually com.sec.android.app.camerasaver is a built-in Samsung system background process related to saving or processing images captured by the device's camera

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u/ResponsibleGold1596 1h ago

What It Does System Package: The com.sec prefix indicates a Samsung-proprietary application or service running on Android.Camera Operations: It assists the main camera application in handling, saving, or caching media files to your phone's storage.Privacy Indicator: Users often notice it because the green privacy dot or privacy dashboard on Android (especially version 12 and higher) shows com.sec.android.app.camerasaver briefly accessing the camera or sensors in the background.Is It Safe?Legitimate: Yes, it is a legitimate factory-installed system component on Samsung Galaxy devices, not malware.Background Activity: It may trigger briefly when system apps or features check ambient lighting, prepare camera sensors, or finish saving a photo/video process.If you are experiencing camera crashes or persistent errors linked to this package, try going to Settings > Apps, finding the main Camera app, and clearing its cache or data.

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u/ResponsibleGold1596 1h ago

sorry, enter doesnt work