Your MacBook uses multicolored dots to tell you what's going on with the system, so here's what you should know if your Mac ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you're an iPhone user, then chances are you've noticed an orange dot at the top of your device, or inside the Dynamic Island if ...

Apple introduced the orange and green indicators when it rolled out iOS 14 in 2020. According to Apple, both dots serve as a security feature. The green dot indicates when an app on your iPhone is ...

Recently, I received a question from Teresa, who emailed asking: "What does the little orange dot in the right-hand corner of my iPhone mean?" The orange and green dots you see at the top of your ...

Your phone is home to plenty of apps, and many of those apps use its recording capabilities. But knowing when the microphone or camera is active isn’t always straightforward, especially if you haven’t ...

Here's why there's a green or orange dot at the top of your iPhone's screen, and what it means for your privacy. iPhone users might have noticed that a green or orange dot occasionally appears at the ...

What does the orange dot on your iPhone mean — and while we’re at it, how about the green dot? These mysterious dots can appear in the Dynamic Island of newer iPhones, or in the upper right corner of ...

For decades, when a computer has something to tell us that it can't do through its screen or speakers, it does so through various colored lights. Why waste screen real estate when you can convey an ...