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What does it mean when the orange dot indicates “Unknown”?

What does it mean when the orange dot indicates “Unknown”

Posted on Oct 15, 2020 4:48 PM

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Posted on Oct 15, 2020 6:34 PM

The orange dot indicates that the microphone is in use. Unknown must mean that it is in use by an unknown app. Check which apps are being used.

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