Modern smartphones now show signs when an app uses the microphone. Android devices display a privacy indicator in the status ...

One of the simplest ways to assess an application's trustworthiness is to examine whether its permissions match its intended ...

WORRIED that an app is secretly listening to you through your microphone? Chances are that you’re probably not being spied on – but there’s a very easy way to check. Of course your iPhone will show an ...

Music-recognizing app Shazam retains access to the Mac's microphone, keeping it in a constant on state, even when Shazam has been turned off. The potentially worrisome feature was discovered by ...

While severely limited, there are some ways to manage microphone settings on Android. You can tap the Mute button during a call. You can also revoke microphone permissions to specific apps. A ...

You might notice in iOS 14 that the microphone indicator light is present even when you've muted yourself in an app. Apple says you shouldn't be concerned, as the indicator may remain active because ...

With its latest app, millennial-focused publisher Mic said it’s hoping to give you a full newsreading experience from your iPhone lockscreen. So after you’ve set things up, you’ll start getting ...

Back in December we saw Apple approved an app called Quick Snap that allowed users to take pictures with the iPhone using the volume buttons instead of the regular camera icon on screen. As you know, ...

JBL has unveiled the Sense Pro and Sense Lite open-ear TWS earphones at CES 2026. Both use air-conduction audio, support four microphones, touch controls, the JBL Headphones app, and Google Fast Pair.