You must have seen these orange and green dots on your iPhone screen at least once. What does these orange and green dots indicate on the iPhone? In this article, we have discussed the actual reason why you are seeing these dots on the device. Alongside this, there are further instructions of what to do if you see any of these dots on the screen.
Why am I seeing the orange and green dots on my iPhone?
These orange and green dots that you see on your iPhone screen are privacy signs. Whenever one or multiple apps on your iPhone are accessing the Camera and Microphone, these two dot signs appear on the status bar on your iPhone. So, these are nothing but a feature on the iOS that lets you know about specifically which apps are accessing these two most sensitive part of the device.
How to know which apps are using camera and microphone?
Whenever you see the orange and green signs on your iPhone screen, you can follow these steps to know which apps that are using the camera and microphone, and take necessary steps to tackle that.
Step 1 – When you are seeing the green and orange signs, swipe down from the top to get to the Control Center.
Step 2 – There, you will have a comprehensive idea of the number of apps that are using the camera and/or microphone.
Step 3 – So, tap that sign there, and it will show up the apps that are currently accessing these two features.
Now, if you see any unwanted, suspecting third-party app in that list, it is trying to access the microphone and camera behind your hindsight. So, you should uninstall any such app from your iPhone.
This way, you can have an idea of which of the apps have accessed the microphone and camera from the orange and green dots flashing on the screen.