Yes, Apple added this after reports came out that apps could activate the mic 
in iOS and Android phones without the user's knowledge or permission.

David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: [email protected]
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
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> On 6 Feb 2014, at 9:03, Chris H <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Recent versions of apps now require permission to use the microphone. If 
> Dropvox asks you for this you must allow it by tapping the ok button.
> 
> Regards Chris
> 
>> On 05/02/2014 19:52, Neal Ewers wrote:
>> Interesting. I cannot get DropVox to recognize the internal iPhone 5 
>> microphone. I have used this before, but I do not know why now there is no 
>> sound from the microphone when I am recording. I have looked in settings and 
>> don’t see anything that might make a difference.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> It does record softly and I was going to play and see where the meters were 
>> actually going, but no luck if I can’t get it to see the microphone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Neal
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf 
>> Of Michael Malver
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 12:30 PM
>> To: [email protected]
>> Subject: Using an iPhone as a recording device
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> For some reason, my Olympus m4 temporarily stopped working.  As a result, I 
>> decided to buy dropvox as I’d heard good things about it. Primarily, I am 
>> using it to record lectures in a classroom.  I had 2 issues come up.
>> 
>> a.       The recording seemed amazingly quiet. Using goldwave, I had to 
>> increase the volume approximately six times before I got something that 
>> sounded like what the Olympus records on its own.  Would a different mike 
>> make the recordings on the iPhone work with less processing? If so, what 
>> mike would be portable and easy to set up?
>> 
>> b.      When I started recording, I shut off VoiceOver, then locked the 
>> phone.  AN hour later, I unlocked the phone, used triple click, but it 
>> seemed VoiceOver wouldn’t come back up.  When I listened to the recording, I 
>> heard VoiceOver being activated even though  I didn’t hear it through the 
>> headphones I was using. Has anyone else experienced this?
>> 
>> Thanks for any help.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Michael
>> 
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