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Why doesn't Apple turn on a green light when the camera is in use, just like their laptops do when using the webcam? Or even something like the GPS indicator yo
by skizm 7y ago
Why doesn't Apple turn on a green light when the camera is in use, just like their laptops do when using the webcam? Or even something like the GPS indicator you see when an app is using your GPS? Seems like a pretty easy fix. Could even do it in software.
- saagarjha 7y agoWell, there is no green light to turn on at the moment.
- teolandon 7y ago>Or even something like the GPS indicator you see when an app is using your GPS? Seems like a pretty easy fix. Could even do it in software.
- saagarjha 7y agoIf you’re talking about the double-height status bar (or its equivalent on modern iPhones), I think you can programmatically draw over it.
- uoaei 7y agoThe public became aware of remote non-consensual hardware access about 5 iPhones ago. And since the laptops all have that feature... it looks like Apple is aware of the problem. Surely there is some crosstalk in the company between product designers. With a company like Apple, anything less is inexcusable.
- spike021 7y agoEh, they could put a camera icon in the status bar just like they do with the location icon if a service/app is trying to access the user's location.
- saagarjha 7y agoI believe you can hide that programmatically.