About the orange and green indicators in your iPhone status bar
With iOS 14 or later, an orange dot, an orange square, or a green dot indicates when the microphone or camera is being used by an app.
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An
means the microphone is being used by an app on your iPhone. This indicator appears as an orange square if the Differentiate Without Color setting is turned on in Settings > Accessibility > Display & Text Size.![ios-17-iphone-15-pro-status-bar-camera-in-use.png](https://cdsassets.apple.com/live/7WUAS350/images/ios/ios-17-iphone-15-pro-status-bar-camera-in-use.png)
A
means either the camera only or the camera and microphone are being used by an app on your iPhone.Learn about status icons and symbols on your iPhone.
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