Smartphone Tips: What does orange, green, and gray light on your phone mean? It could be a problem or a spy threat..

The iPhone offers many interesting features. However, even those who have been using the iPhone for years often don't know all the features. Do you know why the green, orange, and gray lights at the top of the iPhone glow? Have you ever noticed them? These lights indicate that an app is accessing your phone's camera, microphone, or location, or that all three are being used. This is the best way to protect your phone from malicious apps. You can easily determine which app is spying on you. Let's find out how.

Don't worry if you see these lights on your phone.
Sometimes, a small green, orange, or gray dot light appears at the top of the iPhone screen. Many people think these lights are due to a malfunction. However, this is not the case. They are meant to protect your privacy. This is a privacy-related feature from Apple. This indicates whether an app is spying on you, and if so, what kind of activity it's using. Each of the three lights has a different meaning.

Orange Light
Whenever you see an orange light on your iPhone, you'll understand that the phone's microphone is being used. For example, an orange dot appears on the screen when making a call, using Voice Notes, or using Siri. Similarly, if the light appears even when you're not taking any action, it means an app is using the microphone to listen to your voice.

Grey Light
This may appear during features like Live Activities or Background Tracking, letting you know an app is running in the background. Additionally, a gray arrow appears when tracking the location.

Green Light
A green light appears when the iPhone's camera is active, such as during a video call or when the Camera app is open. If you see a green light, it means an app is trying to spy on you using your phone's camera.

These lights are designed to protect your privacy and data security, ensuring you always know which features are active.

How to Find Out Who's Spying
In addition to the lights, the Control Panel will also let you know which app is currently accessing your camera, microphone, or location. To do this, you need to swipe down to open the Control Panel. Next to the light, the name of the app using that feature will be written.

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