Privacy and transparency regarding the use of the camera and microphone by certain applications is a major concern for Samsung. To improve the user privacy protection experience, Samsung has included several enhancements.
The green sign on the notification panel is a tool that displays when an application is accessing the device's camera or microphone in real-time.
If you tap on the green sign, you can see which applications are using these functions.
How to check apps that are using your camera or microphone
Step 1.The green sign at the top right, shows whether the microphone, camera, or both are in use.
Step 2.Try to open the Camera app and keep watching the top right of your screen.
Step 3. Open the notification bar and tap on the green sign.
Step 4. Now you can easily see which application is using the camera or microphone.
Check and modify camera and microphone access permission
You can check your camera and microphone status and change them as needed.
How to check the permission list
If you want to check the permission list, please follow the next steps.
1In the Settings menu, tap on the "Privacy" option.
2In the Privacy menu, tap on “Permission Manager” option.
3In the Permission Manager menu, you can review which apps have permission to use the camera, microphone, or both.
How to access and manage permission control for the camera or microphone
Please, follow the next steps.
1In the Settings menu, tap on the "Privacy" option.
2In the Privacy menu, tap on “Camera access/Microphone access”.
3You can turn on ON / OFF the Microphone and Camera access.
