How to turn the microphone permission on or off for specific apps Thankfully, Android permissions make it easy to control what each application can and can’t access. Of course, this includes ...

Apple introduced a nifty feature in iOS 14 that displays indicators on your iPhone or iPad every time an app begins using your mic or camera. That lets you know if your device is recording you ...

Pull up your Camera app, however, and you’ll see a big green icon appear in the upper-right corner of your device. Tap on your Google Assistant’s microphone icon, and you’ll see an orange ...

Reports emerged last month about a bug that made it seem WhatsApp for Android was always using the microphone. Google today acknowledged the issue and a straightforward fix. In a tweet from the ...

Noticed a tiny green dot on your Android? It's not a glitch; it's telling you something important. Here's what it means and ...

When Android’s Mic access toggle is set to “Blocked,” the sensor is disabled and no audio can be recorded unless you set it to “Available.” ...

There are apps on your phone that could be listening or recording your camera or microphone contents, without you knowing. Luckily, an iOS 14 app is now heading to Android to fix this problem.