MacBook Air camera green light stays on

[LeadFarmer]

The green camera light on my 2020 M1 MacBook Air remains on if the camera has been used, say for FaceTime etc. I have to shutdown or restart for it to go out.

Any suggestions please?

[emperorburger]

Stick a band aid over the lens if you are knocking one out.

[steveatesh]

Simply ring Apple support and work through the various suggestions?

[alorotom]

emperorburger said:

Stick a band aid over the lens if you are knocking one out.

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[sutoka]

alorotom said:

emperorburger said:

Stick a band aid over the lens if you are knocking one out.

This this this.

Stock up and enjoy your me-time free from the glare of some other pervert.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TechPrivacy-Privacy-suita...

[anonymoususer]

emperorburger said:

Stick a band aid over the lens if you are knocking one out.

Love replies like this

[Terminator X]

LeadFarmer said:

The green camera light on my 2020 M1 MacBook Air remains on if the camera has been used, say for FaceTime etc. I have to shutdown or restart for it to go out.

Any suggestions please?

TX.

[LeadFarmer]

All very good replies but I just want the green light to go out after a FaceTime call

[jesusbuiltmycar]

On the subject of the M1 MacBooks - did you opt for 16Gb or 8Gb? Seems that some people are reporting issues with degraded SSDs already s a result of the M1 using SSD as cache...

https://markellisreviews.com/is-there-a-problem-wi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7LOljirF6g

In true Apple style the SSD is soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be replaced... As a used of Apple products I find their attitude to making repairable, quality hardware disappointing - every Mac seams to come with a number hardware design flaws (butterfly keyboard anyone?)

[LeadFarmer]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

On the subject of the M1 MacBooks - did you opt for 16Gb or 8Gb? Seems that some people are reporting issues with degraded SSDs already s a result of the M1 using SSD as cache...

https://markellisreviews.com/is-there-a-problem-wi...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7LOljirF6g

In true Apple style the SSD is soldered onto the motherboard and cannot be replaced... As a used of Apple products I find their attitude to making repairable, quality hardware disappointing - every Mac seams to come with a number hardware design flaws (butterfly keyboard anyone?)

I just went with the basic 8/256gb.

I did initially order the 16/512gb model, but cancelled and went with the basic one as realistically, all I use if for is for posting questions in forums like this one

The extra it was going to cost me for the higher spec model was sufficiently high enough to equate for almost half of another MacBook, if that makes sense?

Edited by LeadFarmer on Tuesday 2nd March 15:29

[ReverendCounter]

Download something called oversight and it'll launch as soon as it detects the mic or cam being started, then you can kill it. You can deny applications access in System Prefs>Security & Privacy>Privacy. It should show a list of apps that have cam access.

Also, I'm pretty sure if the green light is on, the camera is on, regadless of whether facetime is launched. Have you looked in Utilities>Activity Monitor to see if it definitely is?

Edited by ReverendCounter on Tuesday 2nd March 21:22

[LeadFarmer]

ReverendCounter said:

Have you looked in Utilities>Activity Monitor to see if it definitely is?

I will check this next time it happened, thanks.