[conradev]

The Microphone access switch in Privacy settings is not just to make users feel better – it enforces that the app has zero access to the microphone. If someone has reason to believe that's not the case, they should report it to Apple Security.

The tricky bit is when users give microphone access to the app (i.e. for video recording functionality), but want to verify it's only being used then.

[nugi]

That is the marketing statement, yes. But the technical implementation is somewhat more complex and possible to bypass than your boilerplate comment suggests.

[conradev]

The technical implementation is called the sandbox, and it's a fundamental part of iOS security. Yes, it is possible to bypass the sandbox, but it would involve exploiting security vulnerabilities on the user's device, which Apple offers up to a $25k bounty for. You generally have bigger problems if something escapes the sandbox on your device, though :)

[notyourwork]

Please clarify ...