My camera is consistently accessed spontaneously, despite turning all camera permissions off in my privacy and security settings. When the green light comes on, and I view which app is accessing the camera, it shows the camera app itself is doing so. Is this a bug or should I be concerned about malware?
iPhone 16, iOS 18
For the original poster, I would say try restarting the phone. "Turning it off and turning it on again" is often the first step in clearing a bug/glitch. It can also clear some spy/malware.
I just had the same exact problem as you: green light constantly on and Control Center showing the native Camera app using the camera -- even though I wasn't using the Camera app. Restarting the phone cleared the
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For the original poster, I would say try restarting the phone. "Turning it off and turning it on again" is often the first step in clearing a bug/glitch. It can also clear some spy/malware.
I just had the same exact problem as you: green light constantly on and Control Center showing the native Camera app using the camera -- even though I wasn't using the Camera app. Restarting the phone cleared the
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Asher2345 wrote:
should I be concerned about malware?
Keep the iPhone updated to the latest iOS always and never Jailbreak. That's it.
iOS / iPadOS devices cannot be infected with Virus / Malware / Spyware *** unless you have intentionally downloaded spurious software or unauthorized apps directly from the internet and installed them on your device or/and have Jailbroken.
I am also having this issue. I just updated my phones OS and have noticed a few glitches such as this. I’ve also noticed the power button is more sensitive to turning Siri on, which has been annoying. My phone is not jailbroken.
Apple is hypocrite. We don’t let any malware on your phone except our own snooping tools.
This Apple Camera thing is invading privacy. Most of the time it comes on whenever I pick my phone from locked screen. How can it be a bug unless that’s the intent if the code
Depending on Face ID setting the camera needs to be activated to determine if you’re looking at the TrueDepth camera.
iPhone > Setting > Face ID & Passcode > enter passcode > scroll down > Require Attention for Face ID
iPhone > Setting > Face ID & Passcode > enter passcode > scroll down > Attention Aware Features
It’s happening again, the camera thing. Is this a bug in iOS 18?
iPhone camera is constantly being accessed
