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by antpls 2098 days ago
I suspected for a long time that they are doing the same on Android.

There must be a very small mechanical part in my phone's camera (probably the lens when it focuses) that makes a subtle noise when activated. I noticed the noise was present every few minutes when I browsed on Instagram, but only when I forgot to turn off camera permission.

It is creepy, no matter what the reason behind this.

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Wouldn't this be easy to verify on those phones where the front camera pops outside when being used? https://www.vivo.com/in/products/v15pro