The green dot in the upper right corner of your Android screen is a privacy indicator introduced in Android 12. It means that an app is currently using your phone’s camera.
Whenever an app accesses your camera hardware—whether you opened the camera app yourself, are on a video call, or an unexpected background app is running—the operating system displays this green indicator to keep you informed.
How to Check Which App Is Using Your Camera
If you aren’t actively using your camera and want to see which app triggered the indicator, you can check your privacy dashboard:
