As soon as the new Samsung Galaxy with Android 12 arrived, a green dot mystery took form. It’s a new addition to the screen that users have noticed and there’s an answer to what is it there for. Most of the users can see a green dot in the upper part of the screen panel.
In fact, the light is a security measure that indicates when an app is accessing the camera or microphone of your mobile device. In the same way you can easily spot if the accessories are being used, you can also check and change usage permissions.
How to know which apps use camera and microphone
The green dot mystery in new Samsung Galaxy devices made users aware of the importance of permissions. It’s very easy to see which apps have permissions in your device. You can see it really easy on the app list, but now there’s also a green dot indicating it visually.
The tool will show you a green icon on the upper right corner of the screen. This icon means that the microphone, camera or both accessories are on.
After a few seconds, there will only be a green dot along the rest of the active indicators. You can open the notification bar and press the green dot to learn more information.
Samsung Galaxy devices and how to solve the green dot mystery with app permissions
If you want to know which apps are allowed to use the camera and microphone, you can easily solve the green dot mystery in your Samsung Galaxy. The process is very fast and easy to follow.
- Open the Settings app in your Samsung Galaxy.
- Go to the Apps section.
- Press the app you want to learn from and make sure it has or hasn’t camera and microphone permission.
- Press on Permission
- You can manually modify the settings according to your likings.
With these easy tricks, you have the answer about the green dot mystery. The new icon that Samsung implements to warn you if the microphone or camera is on use.
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