Hi,
Does anyone knows what it means when there is a green camera symbol in the right corner off the screen next to the signal/wifi signs?
It will keep pop up in my screen.
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This green symbol tells you that thé caméra is on. It should only ne there when you use thé caméra App or an other App that.needs thé caméra.
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Thank you. I thought so, but I shut every app down with camera and the symbol is stil there.
That could mean that it’s either a bug - have you tried restarting the phone? Or it could be an app accessing the camera without your knowledge/consent. You could check the camera permissions for any app that should not be there.
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Everytime I restart my phone it is gone, but soon it will be back. I will look in the settings. Thank you
This has been happening to me too in the last week. When I use the camera, it turns on but once I close it, it doesn’t go away even when I close all the apps.
The only way to get rid of it is to restart the device.
I have the same problem that started only a few days ago. Restarting the phone only helps for a few minutes and the sign comes back.
I checked the list of app authorized to use the camera and there is nothing unusual.
Has anybody found the reason/ a way to make the sign go away?
I figured this is because the camera activates for face recognition.
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it is the same here. Not only camera but also the microphone symbol in the normal screen.
Tried to figure out which app it is, but if i scroll down the upper menu there is no app using microphone or camera.
After rebooting it is gone.
Tried to reproduce it but can’t enforce it to happen. It seems to be random.
Also tried to figure out which app it is, by force closing every app over the app menu. was also not successful.
Using Fairphone 4 with latest android 13
Recently a few times I’ve noticed in my notification bar I’m seeing my camera is in use, while it’s not supposed to be. I don’t have any apps open, closing them doesn’t change it. Now I’m not sure if its a bug or if my camera is actually being used. Checking the camera permission manager didn’t seem to do much good. Anyone have this same issue and/or a fix? (Restarting the phone fixes the issue but it tends to just pop up again at a certain point)
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Hi and welcome to the forum, moved your post, have a look above
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A good idea, but as far as I know, the FP4 does not currently support the “Face Unlock” function.
I’m having the same problem as well, have not found any way except reboots to close it. Seems like using the camera starts it and then it just keeps on going. No noticeable battery drain and nothing weird in permissions, which makes me suspect a visual bug.
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Hello, for some reason the camera status icon stays on event though I’m not using it. It stays on everywhere regardless of the app that’s open. It’s a bit annoying 
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Same issue since some time now. Sometimes it’s just a green dot, other times is the whole camera I on that appears and covers other items.
I hope they fix this soon because it’s quite irritating.
Since this problem is not seen by all users (as far as I know), may I suggest that those of us who are experiencing this problem state their OS build number, and list all the camera-capable apps that you have given camera permission?
Please also specify whether the permission is “Allowed all the time” or “Allowed only while in use”.
For example, on my phone WhatsApp is installed but though it has “Photos and videos” it does not have Camera, so I would not list WhatsApp if I were replying.
To get a list of all apps which have a specific permission, go to Settings > Apps and choose an app that you know has that permission. Tap Permissions, and then tap the permission you’re interested in (in our case, tap Camera). At the bottom of the “Camera permission” screen, tap “See all apps with this permission”.
For Build number go to Settings > About phone > Build number.
Maybe we can then build up a profile.
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I was able to solve this problem on my Fairphone. In my case it was TEAMS that caused this issue. I think it keeps running in the background even if all my apps were cleared. I assume the same can happen with other messaging apps.
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Having the exact same issue as described several times above.
How did you figure out it was the Teams app causing this behaviour in your case? And now you know, do you have any way to solve it (other than uninstalling Teams)?
Thanks
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Hi I have the same issue. Green camera indication on in the top right corner. Even while no apps are in open, and despite no app having permission to always use the camera enabled.
It opens up every time I use the default camera app and doesn’t disappear until I restart the phone.
Very annoying as I can’t see how much battery is left as easily. And I get worried that the camera is in fact in use when I don’t want it to and haven’t given permission for it to be.
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