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For a while already I have been noticing the red "screen recording" bar on top of the screen appearing and quickly going away at random moments while Instagram
by throwaway8463 6y ago
For a while already I have been noticing the red "screen recording" bar on top of the screen appearing and quickly going away at random moments while Instagram is open (since iOS 13 at least). Seems to happen usually while I'm browsing photo library and/or post drafts.
Anyone else noticed that? Is it along the same lines as the camera usage bug, or maybe they are just ferociously recording app usage analytics?
The worst possibility is that IG's always recording my screen (perhaps in concert with the front camera) but successfully suppressing the bar most of the time, and only sometimes the workaround stops working so screeen recording bar shows up for a second. That would be so far from a welcome development.
- Nextgrid 6y agoI doubt it's screen recording; as far as I know no third-party app can record the screen and even if they could there's easier ways to collect analytics than record a huge video which you then need to upload & process. I'm pretty sure the red bar also appears when an app is using the microphone in the background, which would be more likely in this case.
- throwaway8463 6y agoThe icon showing up is the double circle one, not the mic. Edit: can't remember that for sure, could be no icon then you'd be correct, not that it helps much (not sure which one would be worse).