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How to See Which iPhone Apps Are Listening to Your Microphone

Are you worried that your iPhone apps are listening using your device’s built-in microphone? If so, it’s easy to know for sure—and to revoke microphone access if necessary—by checking a list in Settings.

  • First, open the “Settings” app.

Tap the "Settings" icon on iPhone

In “Settings,” tap “Privacy.”

In iPhone Settings, tap "Privacy."

In “Privacy,” tap “Microphone.”

In Privacy settings, tap "Microphone."

On the next screen, you’ll see a list of installed apps that have previously requested access to your microphone. Each app has a switch beside it. If the switch is “on” (green) then the app can access your microphone. If the switch is “off” (or greyed out), then the app cannot access your microphone.

An example list of iPhone apps that can access your microphone in Privacy Settings.

If you’d like to remove an app’s access to your microphone, tap the switch beside it to turn it off. Likewise, if you’d like to give an app access to your microphone, turn the switch on.

In iPhone Settings, to grant or revoke access to your microphone, tap the switch beside the app in the list.

When you’re done, exit “Settings” and your changes will take effect immediately.

It’s worth noting that if you’re running iOS 14 and up, you can tell when an app is using your microphone if there is an orange dot in the status bar in the top right corner of your iPhone screen. (If you see a green dot, that means your camera is in use.)

The orange dot in your iPhone status bar means the microphone is in use.

If you ever feel that an app is using your microphone when it shouldn’t, simply visit Settings > Privacy > Microphone as detailed above and revoke the app’s access by flipping the switch beside it to “off”.

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How to Add Complications to Your Watch Face on Apple Watch

Watch faces on Apple Watch aren’t just pretty, they can also be powerful. Most watch faces come with designated areas for complications (little widgets). Here’s how to add complications to the watch face on Apple Watch. There are watch faces like Typography or California that are all about style. And then there are watch faces like Infograph and Modular that are all about the complications. In fact, you can have eight complications on the Infograph watch face. They can be shortcuts to open apps, actions, or just visual displays for information or data.

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How to Make Signal Your Default SMS Messaging App on Android

Signal is a popular privacy-focused, encrypted messaging app. It’s an alternative to WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook Messenger, and others. There’s a lot to like about the app, and if you make the switch, it can even replace your SMS app.

Like its competitors, Signal is mainly used for instant messaging other people who use the app. However, the Android app has an extra feature: It can be set as your device’s default SMS messaging app. Unfortunately, the functionality isn’t available on iPhone. Not only will you be able to communicate with your Signal contacts, but you’ll also be able to send and receive text messages with your phone number. All of your conversations can be in one place. Let’s do it.

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