How to view which app is using your camera or microphone on iPhone and iPad
With iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, you can see when your camera or microphone is recording, which app is using it, and which app recently did, here’s how.
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Quorra brings iOS 14’s privacy indicator dots to jailbroken iOS 13 devices
Quorra is a new and free jailbreak tweak that brings iOS 14’s much anticipated privacy indicator dots to jailbroken iOS 13 devices.
iOS 14’s new orange light warns you when an app is using your microphone
Now we will finally be able to either prove or dispel the conspiracy theory that apps such as Instagram and Facebook are secretly listening to your conversations.
Accessory Spotlight: Blue Yeti USB microphone
Welcome to Accessory Spotlight, a weekly column where we highlight an accessory that we find to be incredibly useful, a fantastic value, or both. This week we’ve selected the Blue Yeti USB microphone. There are obviously hundreds of microphones in this space but we like the Yeti because it’s super easy to set up, it sounds great whether you are podcasting, streaming or recording music, and its price tag won’t break the bank.
2020 iPad Pro disconnects its microphones when not in use to prevent eavesdropping
It’s good to know that you can’t be spied on when you think your iPad Pro is asleep just because a case lid is closed.
How to prevent Mac apps from using your FaceTime camera & mic without permission Mac
macOS Mojave and later offers privacy controls that let you restrict Mac apps from accessing your computer’s webcam and microphone without explicit permission, here’s how.
Apple’s no longer providing free speaker repair to iPhone 7 users
Apple will no longer repair speakers on the iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus for free when the device is out of warranty. This changes a previous exemption.
Has your iPhone 7 mic stopped working after updating to iOS 11.3 or later?
Some iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models running iOS 11.3 or later have problems using the built-in microphone. The issues range from a greyed-out microphone icon on the calling screen, no audio during playback of videos and voice memos recorded on an affected device and more.
FiLMiC Pro gains Bluetooth mic support, auto shutter options & expanded iPhone X features
New Auto Shutter behavior will put an end to that flickering effect that occurs when shooting video indoors under fluorescent lights.
Meet HomePod, the new Apple speaker
Apple has created their take on the perfect home-based wireless speaker for enjoying your music in your house.
Hide the waveform and activity bar when using voice memos with discreetVoiceMemos
The Voice Memos app is useful for recording conversations to listen back on at a later date. On the other hand, when trying use it discreetly, the app is far from helpful. It drops obvious hints that it’s being used by displaying an animated waveform on the Lock screen and a bloated red Status Bar everywhere else in iOS.
If you were hoping for a solution to this problem, then you’re in luck because a new free jailbreak tweak called discreetVoiceMemos by CydiaGeek helps to make your Voice Memos usage more sneaky by hiding these highly-visible features from your device when the app is in use.
Has Apple Watch Series 2 gained a second mic to improve Siri reception?
In case you missed this little yet important detail in an avalanche of web reports about the Apple Watch Series 2, Apple’s second-generation wearable packs in a few handful improvements, among which is what appears to be a second microphone opening. As the original Apple Watch had a single tiny microphone hole, it couldn’t suppress background noise.
In turn, the “Hey Siri” function on the original watch behaves somewhat erratically, struggling to recognize the command in noisy environments.
Wait, does that mean that the Apple Watch Series 2 should respond to the “Hey Siri” hot phrase more reliably than before? It’s complicated…
