The microphone icon lights up to let you know that Siri hears you talking. Once you’ve started a dialogue with Siri, tap the microphone icon to talk to it again.

“The microphone icon will now trigger Search results in response to your queries, which is its most popular use case.” When Google made this change earlier in the year, it was curiously ...

If it doesn't have that line, your microphone is on. To mute or unmute, just tap that microphone icon. There's no limit to how often you can switch off your microphone.

As of today, the Pixel Launcher search bar on most devices has the microphone icon replaced by the Assistant logo. Pixel 3 Add 9to5Google to your Google News feed.

Press Win+H keys on your keyboard or simply hit the microphone icon on your keyboard to launch the voice typing feature. You will then see a microphone icon on your screen saying, “listening”.

Adjusting the Microphone in a MacBook. The MacBook has a built-in microphone near the top of the screen, and it supports external USB microphones as well. Before you use your microphone, you can ...

You'll see a camera or microphone icon when an app attempts to access either respectively. It prevents apps from surreptitiously listening in – or even watching through your camera.

The new icon (image via Microsoft) Image used with permission by copyright holder Currently, this can be previewed by enrolling a PC in the Windows Insider program and downloading Windows 10 19H1 ...

It's worth remembering that seeing an icon doesn't mean anything nefarious is going on. Sometimes an app genuinely needs to use your camera – like Instagram.