Why is there a red light on my iphone 12 near the camera

Feb 14, 2013 10:25 AM in response to ajahan

This is the proximity sensor, no need to worry, depending on the light it can have a red glow.

Feb 14, 2013 10:56 AM in response to ajahan

Aliens sometimes use your camera to record what's going on, primarily at night, but most likely just your proximity sensor, as Ingo has stated.

Feb 14, 2013 12:40 PM in response to ajahan

Yes, it is a proximity sensor. If your iPhone is unlocked and you hold the phone up to your ear, you will find that Siri comes on - this is triggered by that proximity sensor.

Nov 21, 2016 4:32 PM in response to Rapha el123

I low-key thought it was a pedo looking at me through my camera lol

Dec 4, 2016 11:17 PM in response to FaZe Billy

Omg same. That is why I'm reading this discussion right now lmao

Jan 9, 2017 7:20 PM in response to ajahan

I legit just freaked out about it and covered my cameras with ductt

Jan 11, 2017 2:44 AM in response to Heyyimaspoon

Yeah I covered mine with a bandaid since it was the only thing I had

Jan 22, 2017 11:02 PM in response to ajahan

This is the sensors when u turn off iPhone they off try this

Mar 16, 2017 7:16 PM in response to Heyyimaspoon

I thought there was like someone watching me through my camera I was going to cover it with duck tape lol

May 22, 2017 4:35 AM in response to FaZe Billy

Same it is so weird that other ppl had the same problem it is weird I thought it was Pedro watching me through my camera

Jun 3, 2017 8:42 PM in response to Rapha el123

Thank you so much! I'm a girl and I seriously thought it was someone hacking my phone and watching me through the dot and that's why the light was there. But thank you for telling everyone I think it helped me calm down a lot!!

Jun 9, 2017 8:36 PM in response to FaZe Billy

Lol Same I was legit pale and freaking out I thought a stalker hacked into my iPhone and got a hold of my camera and was well stalking me

Jun 9, 2017 8:38 PM in response to hailiec23

I'm a girl too and I felt the exact same way I was just staring at the dot with my eyes wide opened and just staring at it because I was SOO freaked out... I eventually covered it with my thumb only thing I had.

Apr 3, 2011 9:53 PM in response to Stasi3326

It's the infra-red transmitting LED for the proximity detector. It shouldn't come on that bright but there have been reports of problems after upgrading the OS. What operating system are you running? Have you tried a reset?

Apr 19, 2011 6:09 PM in response to sasan007

"There is no bug on 4.3.1"

Well apparently Apple thinks there is, that's why they released 4.3.2

This update contains improvements and other bug fixes including:

• Fixes an issue that occasionally caused blank or frozen video during a FaceTime call
• Fixes an issue that prevented some international users from connecting to 3G networks on iPad Wi-Fi + 3G
• Contains the latest security updates

Oct 28, 2016 9:04 AM in response to Stasi3326

I'm told that this is true with security cameras as well, that they produce IR waves to help them "see" better at night. It's probably a fair assumption to say this is true with the iPhone as well. (Don't worry, you're not on your own. Even now, five years after you posted your question, my iPhone SE with iOS 10 still has this.) The question thus becomes: why in the world is it doing this when the camera is off?

Aug 11, 2017 12:10 AM in response to Stasi3326

Nah fam I have this theory that it's another camera where people are watching your every move every minute. Then again, I could be wrong.

Sep 20, 2017 9:10 PM in response to social_problemz

I think that too. But who is watching you and why?