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Amazon lens keeps running camera in background (Amazon iOS app)
noticed that the 'amazon lens' feature keeps running in the background until you open another app, even after you exit the mode - i noticed this because you cannot launch the flashlight until you switch apps. not sure if the camera is actually running or some flag is not reset, but ios seems to think so as well.
- scrum-treats 3y agoPerhaps file a report with Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=GPXKBLY3LY4ZNG5H https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=....
- _Microft 3y agoIf the camera is on, there is a green dot in the top bar (close to the battery indicator). Mic usage is shown via an orange dot iirc. Active location tracking by a white arrow in a blue dot.
- scrum-treats 3y agoIs this always true?
- trompetenaccoun 3y agoProbably not when the NSA accesses your camera through some hardware backdoor.
- PretzelPirate 3y ago> not sure if the camera is actually running or some flag is not reset, but ios seems to think so as well. It feels to me like the title should be updated. This isn't a discovery that it is using the camera in the background, but someone asking if it is.