Android 11 will protect against surveillance through camera and microphone

Modern Android builds in several protections against camera and microphone spying: a coloured indicator dot appears in the status bar whenever an app uses your camera or mic, and quick-setting toggles let you block access entirely. In your privacy settings, a permissions dashboard shows which apps recently used the camera, microphone, and location, and you can grant access “only while using the app” or as a one-time permission. Apps can no longer quietly reach your camera or mic in the background without that indicator showing. To stay protected, review app permissions regularly and install apps only from trusted sources.

What restrictions will Android 11 get

According to Phonearena, Android 11 will support similar access rights control for the camera and microphone device. If you select the option “while in use” the program will not be able to “spy” on the owner of the gadget in the background. It will also be possible to issue a “one-time pass” only for the current session of the program. In this case you will have to confirm its access every time.

It is expected that such a measure will not only limit the number of confidential data leaks to advertisers, but will also prevent “spy” activity of malicious programs that can follow the user in the background.

When Android 11 comes out.

The exact release date of the final Android 11 version has not yet been announced by the developers – now the mobile OS is in the pre-test stage.