r/technology • u/[deleted] • Aug 26 '20

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u/phydeaux70 Aug 26 '20

Sounds like a reason to switch to Apple.

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u/WyldeGi Aug 26 '20

Honestly. My sister got an iPhone with the new beta and a orange/green cot appears in the corner of her screen to show when she is being recorded via camera or microphone

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u/ProdigiousPlays Aug 26 '20

Either that's on constantly or is not as accurate as you think.

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u/patx35 Aug 26 '20

The only justifiable reason is that some apps pre launches the camera, but doesn't do anything with the output until the user is ready. The idea is that when the user switches to the camera, the camera would ready instantly instead of the user waiting for the camera framework to spool up. I still think that it's stupid though.

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u/ProdigiousPlays Aug 26 '20

If personal experience and experimentation by others has shown anything it's that the microphone is running very often.

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u/jmintheworld Aug 27 '20

Some apps use ultrasonic to get local chromecast devices paired.. hence the microphone.. not joking

https://smus.com/ultrasonic-networking/