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		m00x on July 11, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Don't close your MacBook with a cover over the cam... If the circuit turns on when the camera is on, how does it have always-on True-Tone? Is it a different sensor or is Apple just full of shit?

jmull on July 11, 2020 | [–]

True Tone is a different sensor ( which isn’t a camera)

tgsovlerkhgsel on July 11, 2020 | | [–]

I wonder if the TrueTone sensor (which is most likely similar to a 1-pixel "camera") can be used to determine if the user is near the laptop, then only turn the camera on when you think they're not paying attention.

nardi on July 11, 2020 | [–]

Different sensor.

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