Ask HN: iPhone Camera on indicator

2 pointsposted 10 hours ago
by zahirbmirza

Item id: 49557834

3 Comments

landa

3 hours ago

You accidentally briefly swipe left while unlocking, causing it to flash the camera, which causes the camera indicator to stay on for a while. You can reproduce it by locking your phone, touching the screen once, then swiping a centimeter left then back.

UJ-FLD-ScrTr

10 hours ago

No guarantees—I’m no expert: Turning off Face ID doesn't mean turning off the camera. Under "Camera," you should be able to see which app used it last. Settings > Accessibility > Face ID & Attention > Attention Aware Features and Settings > Face ID & Passcode > Require Attention for Face ID. Turn it off and restart.

landa

3 hours ago

No this is irrelevant -- he's just turning on the selfie camera by briefly swiping sideways. It's completely harmless.