IOS 14 update shows Instagram using camera even when users weren't taking photos
Last updated on: 28 July,2020 03:32 pm
Instagram's create mode is accessible from the app's camera that might have set off the indicator
(Web Desk) - In an instance of the iOS 14 beta mode warning people about unexpected app behaviour, some Instagram users reported that they have been seeing the green ‘camera on’ indicator while they were just scrolling through their feed. They were not taking photos or videos and yet the ‘camera on’ sign was present.
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An Instagram spokesperson told a tech website that this was a bug and was being fixed.
Speculations suggest that since Instagram’s create mode is accessible from the app’s camera that might have set off the indicator and also, swiping into the Instagram camera directly from the Feed might have also tripped the indicator to go on.
The Instagram spokesperson said that the app only accesses the camera when made to, like when a user swipes right to start the camera from the Feed adding that they were fixing a bug in iOS 14 Beta that mistakenly indicates that the camera is being used when it actually isn’t. The spokesperson also said that in the case of these iOS 14 devices, or other devices, no content is recorded or being shot in these instances.