Post #2416728
2026-05-11 12:23 UTC
If you’ve got an Android phone, you can turn your microphone and camera off at the system level with the whatever-it’s-called quick menu thing you pull down from the top.
I just keep them off always, unless I need it specifically to make/answer a call or take a photo.
If you receive a call, you get a pop up with yes/no about enabling the mic to answer. If you hit yes, you get the permissions pop up for the phone app and can allow it for “this time only”. The microphone will automatically shut back off when the call is done.
Never once had this happen to me.
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@ZC3rr0r@piefed.ca 2026-05-11 18:30
This assumes nobody circumvents the software control of you're microphone and camera hardware, but at least it increases the difficulty barrier to do this without informing the end user.