M1 Pro Display dot during FaceTime

[RHermelin]

When I was on a recent FaceTime call, a small white circular dot appeared in the upper right corner of the inbuilt display. When the call finished, the dot reappeared. Has any else seen something similar and is it part of the design?

 

[Sanpete]

I don't use FaceTime, but I've seen that dot in photos of calls, so it appears to be normal. I think it's to take a photo of the other person.

 

[chengengaun]

Do you mean white dot or orange dot? It is a feature of macOS Monterey, showing that the microphone is used by an app. Meanwhile, the green LED indicator shows that the webcam is in use.

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Apple today previewed new privacy protections coming in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS Monterey, and watchOS 8. The software updates are available in beta for developers starting today and will be publicly released later this year.

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