Screen Rant, an infotainment website, points out that Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant and Siri all use similar awareness-related technology by regularly listening for voice commands. This enables attention awareness features, which include dimming the screen brightness, lowering the volume of alerts or turning off the screen when the device isn't being used. "What is being claimed on social media is not accurate and this has to do with the TrueDepth camera enabling Attention Aware Features," he said via email, pointing to a support document on Apple's Face ID advanced technology.Īpple's site states the TrueDepth camera captures face data by projecting and analyzing more than 30,000 invisible dots to create a map of your face while also taking an infrared image. The technology, explainedĪpple spokesman Alex Kirschner told USA TODAY the videos online show the company's TrueDepth camera technology, which is used to check if you are or aren't using the device. USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment. But the reason behind it is not what the social media posts suggest. It's true that some iPhones give off an infrared light every few seconds. The clip shows a woman using infrared mode on a digital camera to capture repeated flashes radiating from an iPhone.Ī caption above the video reads, "TikTok User Proves That iPhone is Taking 'Invisible' Photos of Users With An Infrared Camera."įact check: Video of Biden discussing Jesus, the American Revolution and airports is missing context On May 19, an Instagram user posted a similar TikTok video with more than 290,000 likes. Users in the comments claimed the video is evidence that "both cameras are taped." The video, which has more than 18,000 views on Instagram, shows two people sitting outside and using their iPhones as a bright light flashes at their face every few seconds. The clip was shared to Instagram on May 25. "Just found out iPhones take front camera pictures of your face every 3-5 seconds," reads text over a black-and-white May 22 TikTok video. Some social media users are drawing attention to Apple's facial recognition technology by sharing videos that claim the technology giant is secretly monitoring people who use its devices. Watch Video: Apple iOS 14.5 update forces tracking apps to ask user permission The claim: iPhones take pictures of your face every few seconds
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