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From what I understand, this isn't a problem for users on iOS who haven't given microphone access to the offending apps right?
by wyattjoh 8y ago
From what I understand, this isn't a problem for users on iOS who haven't given microphone access to the offending apps right?
- fiatpandas 8y agoWould also like to know this. And even if you did allow access, there would be the big red recording bar shown at the top of your screen when activated, right?
- Karunamon 8y agoThis is my understanding as well. Even if something has permissions granted to it by default as the system apps do, they’ll still show usage.
- rnet85 8y agoNope, just tried this https://quiet.github.io/quiet-js https://quiet.github.io/quiet-js on safari on my iphone. It just asks for permission, after that there is no indication that it's listening or not
- coolspot 8y agoTried the same. It has red microphone indicator in the URL bar. Safari, iOS 11.4
- 0x0 8y agoAn app can't listen to the mic unless you grant mic permission, unless the app has been bestowed with magic entitlements by Apple. For example, Apple Clips is an app in the app store with magic entitlements that bypass cam&mic permission prompts. I have no idea why they brought out the big guns for that. Also, Uber was running with a magic screen scraping entitlement for a while, apparently to support Apple Watch in the early days.