Know what the green dot at the top of your screen means
Privacy and transparency regarding the use of the camera and microphone by certain applications is a major concern for Samsung and its products.
Since Android 12 (S OS), Samsung has included several enhancements to improve the user experience for privacy protection.
This green dot is a tool that allows you to know when an application is accessing the device's camera or microphone in real-time by displaying a green dot at the top of the notification panel.
When viewing or scrolling through the menus, you can see whether or not some apps are using the camera or microphone.
You can also see which applications are accessing these functions if you tap on the green dot.
How to know which apps are using your camera or microphone
How to check and change the camera and microphone access permissions
You can check the permissions given to the camera and microphone and change them if you wish to do so.
If you want to check the permission list, please follow the next steps.
Please, follow the next steps.
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