I found an article about this and am pasting the text below with the link at the end. I have my doubts this will be accessible, though maybe the screen recognition feature could help? What The Yellow, Orange, And Green Dots In iOS 14 Indicate? Features oi-Vivek By Vivek | Published: Saturday, September 19, 2020, 8:09 [IST] Apple recently released the iOS 14 update for a range of iPhones and iPads. This is the latest iteration of the smartphone operating system from Apple that has introduced a lot of new features with respect to privacy and security.
If you update your iPhone to iOS 14, then you might have noticed a yellow dot on your device and you might be wondering why is there a yellow dot on the screen? And here is the answer to these questions that might have been bothering you. Yellow Dot In iOS 14 The yellow dot in iOS 14 is one of the newest security features introduced by Apple. If you see a yellow dot on the top right corner of your iPhone, then it indicates that an app or a service is actively using the microphone. You might have noticed this yellow dot while making a voice call, which is one of the primary tasks of a smartphone and it does require a microphone. Similarly, if you are playing a game or using apps like a camera or an audio recording app, then also you might see this yellow dot on an iPhone running on iOS 14. What is Orange Dot in iOS 14? In some phones, the yellow dot might look like an orange dot and it also means that an app or a service is using a microphone. However, if you see a green top in the same place, it then indicates that an app or a service is using the camera hardware. Even if you open the stock camera app on an iPhone running on iOS 14, then you will see the green dot and there is nothing to worry about. A Nifty Feature That Every Smartphone OS Has To Incorporate There are a few third-party apps that use the microphone and camera as soon as you open then. This feature makes sure that the owner of the device is aware of the active usage of the camera/microphone so that everything happens with the user's consent. From: https://www.gizbot.com/mobile/features/what-the-yellow-orange-and-green-dots-in-ios-14-indicate-070042.html Richard "He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge over which he must pass himself,” and we forget that only grace can break the cycle of ancient hatreds among peoples. (It is notable that while I have regretted not granting grace to others, I’ve never once regretted extending it.)" - Edward Herbert From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Dan Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2020 8:04 AM To: 'cwc' via VIPhone <viphone@googlegroups.com> Subject: camera/mic active dots One of the new features is that if the camera or mic are active then a dot shows up in the top of the screen. Is this something we can check using VO? Thanks. -- Dan Beaver (KA4DAN) -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu<mailto:mk...@ucla.edu>. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com<mailto:caraqu...@caraquinn.com> The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mail-archive.com%2Fviphone%40googlegroups.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cad6d3cdd54344b6f837908d85d766403%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637362110342976364&sdata=X4yxs7N8ZPobmfNnlOvyWRYvwvLk6BZMz4pPfgJ8s2s%3D&reserved=0> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<mailto:viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/739263fa-29ae-94fc-2a46-4dfd7a274059%40gmail.com<https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgroups.google.com%2Fd%2Fmsgid%2Fviphone%2F739263fa-29ae-94fc-2a46-4dfd7a274059%2540gmail.com%3Futm_medium%3Demail%26utm_source%3Dfooter&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cad6d3cdd54344b6f837908d85d766403%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637362110342986360&sdata=dFO6tvkogClB8QfOQpGqkkIOdCnySi0GTPtSeE27X2I%3D&reserved=0>. -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: mk...@ucla.edu. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR17MB1981B345F93B4166D0D76B25B73D0%40MWHPR17MB1981.namprd17.prod.outlook.com.
