Comment on Hundreds of smartphone apps are monitoring users through their microphones
pHr34kY@lemmy.world 2 months agoI can be absolutely certain no apps can access my mic in the background. Even when in the foreground, there is a hot-mic indicator.
BossDj@lemm.ee 2 months ago
Here’s the misleading part:
Tap on one of those “while in use” apps. You’ll see there is no option “allowed all the time.” It doesn’t exist.
“while in use” is top level, and changes to “while using the app” when you actually look at the permission. They really mean when the app is running. And many often run in the background.