If you can’t figure out the two new green or yellow dots that have been appearing on your iPhone screen over the past two days, UAE’s Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) has issued a notice to clarify this new feature.
The new security feature is a part of Apple’s new operating system, iOS 14, and serves an important purpose for iPhone users.
"When you see the green or orange dot on the top of the iPhone screen after updating to iOS 14, that is an alert that the app you're using has started to use either your camera (green) or microphone (orange)," TRA explained.
"If you notice that the marks appear even though it is not needed, this may mean that the application is trying to open the camera or microphone without your permission, and if this happens, we recommend that you either contact the application developer for clarification or deleting the application and reporting it to the App store.”
Apple launched the new mobile operating system with the intention of safeguarding user data. The reflects the company’s belief that privacy is a “a fundamental human right and at the core of everything we do".