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Green camera indicator appears on iPhone SE (2022) when camera access is disabled

Hello,

I have an iPhone SE (2022) with Touch ID, not Face ID.

In Settings → Privacy & Security → Camera, I have camera access disabled for all apps. However, from time to time I still see the green indicator showing that the camera is being used.

I do not want any system feature or service to use my camera unless I have explicitly allowed it.

I would like to know exactly what is activating the camera when camera access is disabled for all apps.

Please explain which system function or process can access the camera and how I can completely prevent it from doing so.

Can you also confirm whether this behavior is normal on an iPhone SE (2022) with Touch ID?

Posted on Oct 8, 2026 11:16 AM

3 replies

Lawrence Finch

Level 10 (244,490 points)

Oct 8, 2026 2:15 PM in response to FeSTeRsk

Open the Control Center by dragging down from the battery icon and it will list the most recent app(s) that have used the camera.

lobsterghost1

Level 10 (233,174 points)

Oct 8, 2026 8:36 PM in response to bobjbkln

bobjbkln wrote:

Note that the OP said they had an SE2022. You need to provide an answer that works for that device.

How does pointing this out in any way help the Author? Honestly, it's been a long time since I owned any iPhone with a home button, so I had to look up how to open Control Center on one. And the only difference is you swipe up from the bottom of the home screen as opposed to swipe down. But the concept conveyed is the same and correct response in that Control Center will tell us what app is using the Camera on an iPhone.

bobjbkln

Level 6 (10,138 points)

Oct 8, 2026 8:13 PM in response to Lawrence Finch

Note that the OP said they had an SE2022. You need to provide an answer that works for that device.

Originally posted at discussions.apple.com/thread/256372652