July 25, 2020 01:15 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/25/21338151/instagram-bug-camera-privacy-ios14-apple
An Instagram bug showed a camera on indicator for iOS 14 devices even when users werent taking photos
Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge
In the latest instance of iOS 14’s beta mode tattling on unexpected app behavior, some users reported that they were seeing the green “camera on” indicator while using Instagram when they were just scrolling through their feeds, not taking a photo or video.
Casually browsing Instagram when suddenly the new iOS 14 camera/microphone indicator comes on. Then control panel ratted out the app behind it. This is going to change things. #iOS14 pic.twitter.com/EnTIRsqq3R
— KevDoy (@KevDoy) July 17, 2020
An Instagram spokesperson said in an email to The Verge that the behavior was a bug and that it’s being fixed. The app’s Create Mode is accessible from the Instagram camera which could set off the camera indicator, and swiping into the app’s...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/25/21338151/instagram-bug-camera-privacy-ios14-apple
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