WhatsApp Blames Android Bug After Twitter Engineer Alleges Meta-Owned App Using Microphone in the Background, Says Users Have Full Control Over Mic Settings
WhatsApp has clarified the microphone listening issue. It called out Twitter and blamed Android on Pixel phones.
Recently, Twitter CEO Elon Musk claimed that WhatsApp cannot be trusted after a user complained about the messaging app using a microphone in the background. Musk was replying to a user's tweet, which said "WhatsApp has been using the microphone in the background while I was asleep and since I woke up at 6 AM (and that's just a part of the timeline!) What's going on?" Now, WhatsApp has clarified the issue. It called out Twitter and blamed Android on Pixel phones. WhatsApp Cannot Be Trusted, Says Elon Musk in Response to User’s Complaint on Messaging App Using Microphone in the Background.
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