Persistent orange microphone on iPhone 16 with no app access

The orange microphone at the top of the iPhone is always on. Going to settings and privacy and security. There is zero apps listed as accessing the microphone. This is on my new iPhone 16 with up-to-date iOS.

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iPhone 16, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 3, 2025 2:44 PM

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Jan 3, 2025 3:08 PM in response to robertfromburleson

The persistent orange dot went out when I powered down the phone and restarted it

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