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=== New iOS Camera Activity Indicator shows camera activity at unexpected moments (2020–2022) ===

Some users reported their camera being accessed while they were not using a feature of the app that ordinarily involves taking pictures or video. This was revealed by a new indicator in iOS 14 and the same thing was repeated in when Android 12 introduced a similar indicator. <ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQuestions/comments/s85mv2/why_does_instagram_use_my_camera_whenever_i_exit/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/qiyofe/why_is_instagram_accessing_my_camera_at/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/ssqeyi/instagram_weirdly_accessing_camera_more_in_first/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref>

Some users reported their camera being accessed while they were not using a feature of the app that ordinarily involves taking pictures or video. This was revealed by a new indicator in iOS 14 and the same thing was repeated in when Android 12 introduced a similar indicator.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQuestions/comments/s85mv2/why_does_instagram_use_my_camera_whenever_i_exit/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/qiyofe/why_is_instagram_accessing_my_camera_at/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/ssqeyi/instagram_weirdly_accessing_camera_more_in_first/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref>

In a separate incident '''[I think November 2022]''', users reported suddenly seeing their camera feed behind the Instragram interface when scrolling their feed or interacting with posts '''[SOURCES NEEDED – very difficult to find the reports on this].'''

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 === New iOS Camera Activity Indicator shows camera activity at unexpected moments (2020–2022) ===
-Some users reported their camera being accessed while they were not using a feature of the app that ordinarily involves taking pictures or video. This was revealed by a new indicator in iOS 14 and the same thing was repeated in when Android 12 introduced a similar indicator. <ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQuestions/comments/s85mv2/why_does_instagram_use_my_camera_whenever_i_exit/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/qiyofe/why_is_instagram_accessing_my_camera_at/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/ssqeyi/instagram_weirdly_accessing_camera_more_in_first/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref>
+Some users reported their camera being accessed while they were not using a feature of the app that ordinarily involves taking pictures or video. This was revealed by a new indicator in iOS 14 and the same thing was repeated in when Android 12 introduced a similar indicator.<ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidQuestions/comments/s85mv2/why_does_instagram_use_my_camera_whenever_i_exit/ |access-date=2025-03-19 |website=Reddit}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/qiyofe/why_is_instagram_accessing_my_camera_at/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title= |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/Instagram/comments/ssqeyi/instagram_weirdly_accessing_camera_more_in_first/ |access-date=2025-03-19}}</ref>
 In a separate incident '''[I think November 2022]''', users reported suddenly seeing their camera feed behind the Instragram interface when scrolling their feed or interacting with posts '''[SOURCES NEEDED – very difficult to find the reports on this].'''