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Re:Firefox Android: Camera remains active even when the phon... by Thorentis on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @01:17AM (#23767091)
Android phones that have LEDs should activate the LED whenever the camera is active so that people are aware it is on (especially the front-facing camera). Much like how MBPs do it.
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Re:Firefox Android: Camera remains active even when the phon... by alias_neo on Wednesday July 08, 2020 @05:20AM (#23768257)
The problem is that a lot of modern ones do not. My past 4 or 5 Android phones did not have LEDs. My second to last, a Oneplus 7T Pro had a pop-up camera which was great for knowing when something was accessing camera without your knowledge (it happened a few times). I'm now on a Oneplus 8 Pro and no popup and no LED so it's a step back in that regard.
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