Samsung Galaxy status bar dots indicate camera/microphone use (green) and location sharing (blue)
The green dot means an app is using your camera or microphone, while the blue dot indicates an app is sharing your location.
- Check permissions
- Go to 'Security and privacy' > 'Permissions used in the last 24 hours' to see which apps accessed camera/location (P15) and revoke permissions via app settings (P16)
- Privacy purpose
- Green dot prevents unauthorized camera access (P6), blue dot alerts about location tracking (P9)
- Legitimate use cases
- Google Maps (blue dot) and voice recording apps (green dot) are normal uses (P14)
Source: How-To Geek · Last checked
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“Here's what the green and blue dots in your Samsung's status bar are trying to tell you”
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